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From investment expert and long-time Forbes columnist Ken Fisher comes the Second Edition of The Only Three Questions That Count. Most investors know the only way to consistently beat the markets is by knowing things others don't. But how can investors consistently find unique information in an increasingly interconnected world? In this book, Ken Fisher shows investors how they can find more usable information and improve their investing success rate - by answering just three questions.

Ken Fisher questions authority. He challenges the conventional wisdom of investing, overturns glib theories with hard facts, and blows up complacent beliefs about money and markets. But the authority he challenges most of all is his own - because challenging yourself, Fisher says, is the key to successful investing.

Have you developed an investment strategy? Is a particular investment plan truly worthwhile? How do you create one if you wish to do so? In numerous businesses and endeavors, strategizing is critical. For instance, if you play chess, you will not start moving pieces around arbitrarily. If you do this, you will almost certainly lose unless the opponent follows the identical steps. On the other side, if you have a strategy, your chances of winning increase. The same is true for investment.

Buying a stock is the easy part, the hard part is knowing when to sell which is the main goal of this program. To help make the way you sell your winning and losing trades systemically. One of the main rules we follow in regards to selling winning trades is treating our trade in thirds. We aim to sell a third into strength to book some profits and lower our risk if the trade fails.