006 The Hidden Hand

Published: July 17, 2018, 3:51 a.m.

Do the right thing. Be right, study hard, work hard, get the best grades, go to the best schools, win the race, kick the goal, score the touchdown, hit the home run. It’s competitive and exhausting. Would you ever pay the sticker price for a car in a car showroom? We ask, why does the general public get it so wrong when it comes to trading and investing? Why is our timing so bad? Our intuition serves us well during everyday life, but why does it abandon us when we interact with cryptocurrency and financial markets?