2024-04-04 07:00:00 ET
Summary
- I’ve partnered with people who made poor choices.
- The news is filled with similar stories.
- And I’ve made too many mistakes myself, so I've learned to steer away from risky investments.
I’m taking us back to 1972 to begin this article. Back to the days of bell-bottomed pants, fall-colored fashions, and The Brady Bunch .
PBS began broadcasting that year. New York City transit fares skyrocketed from $0.30 to $0.35 per passenger per trip. And President Richard Nixon made his historic trip to Beijing, China.
On the musical side of life, Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water,” Rod Stewart’s “You Wear It Well,” and Elton John’s “Rocket Man” all topped the charts. As did The Main Ingredient’s “Everybody Plays the Fool,” the lyrics of which go like:
Everybody plays the fool sometime
There’s no exception to the rule
Listen, baby It may be factual, may be cruel
I ain’t lying Everybody plays the fool
Falling in love is such an easy thing to do
And there’s no guarantee that the one you love is gonna love you
Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
For further details see:
Lessons Learned: Everybody Plays A Fool