The Wisdom of Tate

CHRIS TATE OFFERS A crazy blend of harsh life advice, and raw trading tips. Here are some quotes I feel will set you up beautifully for the month: “Avoid the noise. Seek the trend”. “There is an infinite number of potential trades for you”. “There is no nexus between volatility and trend”. “If it does…

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Catch Yourself

THERE’S AN OLD adage – “Let me fall if I must fall. The one I become will catch me”. When we’re going through the swamp, we forget we can grow because of it. After a traumatic event, half of all people report at least one positive change (compared with 15% who develop Post Traumatic Stress…

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Tate-isms

I LOVE LISTENING to Chris Tate talk with our traders. A crazy blend of harsh life advice, and raw trading tips. Here are some quotes I feel will set you up beautifully for the month: “You won’t have a life-changing trade based on a 5-minute chart. If you’re only trading short-term, you’re trading for cashflow,…

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It’s Hard to Adult

“BUT I’M TIRED.” Yeah… I get it. It’s hard to ‘adult’. But as an excuse for NOT learning about the markets, it’s piss poor. You are the sum total of all the decisions you’ve made in the past. What you see in your life right now is the result. It’s ‘excuses’ or ‘results’. There is…

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It’s Your Retirement

IF THERE’S ONE THING that the banking Royal Commission into Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has shown us, it’s that we have to take more control. We can’t trust the big corporations to have our best interests at heart. Heck… the recent shenanigans show that we can’t really trust they won’t break into our…

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Favourite Quotes

“How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in a savings account? I rest my case.” — Robert G. Allen Albert Einstein famously stated, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” “Recognize the fortunate so that you may choose their company, and the unfortunate so that you may avoid…

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Ask Louise

“A year ago I made a loss in the markets. Now I just can’t seem to motivate myself to trade again. What’s going on?” asks Sharon from Adelaide. Well Sharon, I know that some losses can hit you harder than others, so I do hear where you’re coming from. I want you to examine your…

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Half-Life Creatures

The tram rattled and groaned. I was coming home from the city where I’d met up with my son. Usually I’d drive. This time though, the school insisted on the families coming in by train, tram or bus. With me was my husband and our excited 11-year old. I’d forgotten. Forgotten how exhausted people are…

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