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Old 11-05-2006, 10:56 AM
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Beginner to Rule One
Hi guys!!

I am a junior member and just recently heard about this book and finished it in few days and found it to be amazing. I am trying to follow the instructions and practising with some paper trading. Yet a long way to go to get the confidence and learn not to loose money. I hope with all your help, I will be able to do it.

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Old 11-05-2006, 11:44 AM
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Phil's book: it is not the Investing Bible. Believe it because it makes sense, and otherwise modify it to fit your reasoning and skills. 8-17-9 and 14-5 are not Golden Ratios.
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Old 11-05-2006, 11:52 AM
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Welcome! The book is a great introduction, so keep on learning!

It'd be great if you would share with us your technical experience. Many of us are still new to this.
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Phil's book: it is not the Investing Bible. Believe it because it makes sense, and otherwise modify it to fit your reasoning and skills. 8-17-9 and 14-5 are not Golden Ratios.
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Welcome dwija!
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Investools: figure out the price of Investools as a percentage of your base (your initial investing money), and remember that you have to deduct that out of your gains. Also, are you experienced enough to need these extras? Rule #1a: Don't waste money.
Phil's book: it is not the Investing Bible. Believe it because it makes sense, and otherwise modify it to fit your reasoning and skills. 8-17-9 and 14-5 are not Golden Ratios.
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Old 11-05-2006, 12:39 PM
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I am also new to rule#1 but very excited. The new spread sheet seems to good to be true. I would like to be directed on what is required to get it working? Excel ? 97 2000 2003. Good learning for all. David
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Old 11-05-2006, 01:52 PM
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I am also new to rule#1 but very excited. The new spread sheet seems to good to be true. I would like to be directed on what is required to get it working? Excel ? 97 2000 2003. Good learning for all. David
The MSN spreadsheets should work fine with Excel (for the PC) versions 2000 and up. There is a Mac version if you're using that. Also, if you download the add-in, the ADVfn spreadsheet is a good option. Any way you choose to go, the spreadsheets will definitely help speed up the calculations for you.
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Old 11-05-2006, 02:48 PM
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Hello and welcome to our community :)
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Old 11-05-2006, 02:52 PM
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Hello Dave and welcome to the forums! Krypticide is right, I know there are many of us, myself included that could benefit from the knowledge and experience of a seasoned technicals guru! If you've got any interesting tidbits of info don't hesitate to share :)
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Old 11-05-2006, 03:36 PM
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Regarding the download of the new Excel spreadsheet (titled auto_msn30), I tried a few times last night. Though I have Excel 2003, I'm getting an error message as follows:

First pop-up: "File error: data may have been lost"
[then I click okay--it takes clicking a few times for it to proceed. The spreadsheet opens, but I get the second error message...]
Second pop-up as spreadsheet opens: "RunTime error '57121'. Application- defined or or object-defined error."

Anyone experienced this or have any idea what's wrong? I was able to successfully download auto_msn209, and though I received the first Pop-Up error message as above, once I closed it the spreadsheet worked properly.

Thanks for your help--
Andrea
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Old 11-05-2006, 03:56 PM
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I have excel 97 version and have been unsucessful at downloading the new spread sheet. I am new on this forum and wonder is there a site that gives the requirements. Pat was very kind to take time to respond. Do I need to get excel 2003 or would that even work with my old setup of windXP. David
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