Just Graduating From High School

Published: July 25, 2022, 4 p.m.

One of the best facts about the financial markets is they care about nothing. Age, race, height, weight, etc., the markets simply do not care. They will take money from whomever they want, and they will also give money to whomever they want. The financial markets only care about trading strategies and your ability to be disciplined. In other words, using your age as some kind of excuse is just not valid! I don\u2019t want to hear it! Whether that be you thinking you are too young to start to get involved or think it\u2019s \u201ctoo late\u201d in life, both of those are blatantly a false way of looking at reality. I welcome back community member Alden for his second appearance on the show. If I remember right, he\u2019s the youngest person I\u2019ve ever talked to on the show with his first appearance when he was 16. It\u2019s actually quite crazy to think Alden has just now turned 18, yet, he\u2019s still got multiple years of experience in the markets already. Alden still has lots he needs to accomplish within his trading, understandably so given he\u2019s been finishing up high school and applying to colleges, but he\u2019s still well ahead of where I was at his age! I do a bit of live coaching with Alden on his position sizing and risk management so if this is something you\u2019ve struggled with, I\u2019m confident you\u2019ll gain value along with the numerous other rabbit holes we pursue. Old or young, you\u2019ll gain value from Alden as a great reminder that age is a terrible excuse to not improve your current situation!