Truths About Investments: I Could Tell They Didn’t Like What I Said …

Unless you have at least 30 years for compound interest to work its magic, you’re not going to become wealthy by investing in stocks, writes Mark Ford. Song_about_summer/Shutterstock

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You can tell how well an audience liked your speech if, as you walk back from the podium, you look at those seated at the end of the aisles. If you’ve done well, most of them will be looking at you, smiling. If you’ve done poorly, they’ll look away, like a jury does to the accused when they return with a guilty verdict.