My apologies to Veronica A. Shoffstall and this verse is Copyright protected from alteration
by VANGO888.

 After awhile you learn
 The subtle difference between
 Holding an investment
 And placing a bet

 And you learn
 That investing doesn’t mean
 Leaning on management
 And a company doesn’t
 Always sell its soul

 And you begin to learn
 That options and contracts
 Are meaningless
 Because science is slow

 And you begin to accept
 Your losses with your head up
 With the grace of a seasoned investor
 Not the grief of a child.

 And you learn
 To build your investment strategies
 on ideas that are sound
 Because margin accounts place you
 on uncertain ground
 And futures have a way of falling
 in mid-flight.

 After awhile you learn
 That greed burns
 If you ask too much.

 So you research your own stocks
 And diversify your portfolio
 Instead of listening to some ones hot tip

 And you learn
 That you really can invest
 That you really can be patient
 And that you can maximize your net worth.

 With every margin call,
 With every option expiration,
 With every market dip you learn,
 And you learn.