(click on title to watch the video) As the new year approaches and stock picks galore are posted on websites, magazines and television shows, remember the basics of investing.  This video will also help us learn why so many investors and professionals receive abysmal returns and always seem to be making the wrong moves.

The argument has raged for years that mutual funds and brokers can deliver better returns by their ‘knowledge’ concerning the market. While many investors fall prey to this misinformation, the truth has slowly gotten out and investors are learning. While managed funds still prey upon the ‘greedy’ with the idea that they can pick winners, [...]

This was originally posted on March 18th 2009. Many people are confused, bewildered by the market and concerned that this time is different and we are headed for collapse? What does history show us?