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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st February 2015

Dilbert//9443, first published 11 years ago on Saturday 21st February 2015

Boss Has Investment Tips For Asok


Tags

advice, bad advice, diversification, investment, obliviousness, stock market, money


Official transcript

Asok: Do you have any investment tips? Boss: You're asking the right person! I can teach you how to time the market, catch a falling knife, and invest in a dead-cat bounce. That's my system. Asok: What about diversification? Boss: I don't invest in anything I can't spell.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

DO YOU HAVE ANY INVESTMENT TIPS?

YOU'RE ASKING THE RIGHT PERSON!

I CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO TIME THE MARKET, CATCH A FALLING KNIFE, AND INVEST IN A DEAD- CAT BOUNCE. THAT'S MY SYSTEM.

WHAT ABOUT DIVERSIFICATION?

I DON'T INVEST IN ANYTHING I CAN'T SPELL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Diversification"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between an investor and a financial advisor. The investor asks for investment tips, to which the advisor responds by teaching diversification. However, the investor misinterprets this advice, believing it to be a system involving a falling knife, dead cat bounce, and a market timer. The advisor clarifies that diversification is about investing in various assets to minimize risk, but the investor remains confused, unable to spell the term correctly.

Key Points:

  • The investor seeks investment advice from a financial advisor.
  • The advisor recommends diversification as a strategy.
  • The investor misunderstands the advice and believes it involves a complex system.
  • The advisor clarifies that diversification means investing in different assets to reduce risk.
  • The investor remains confused and unable to spell the term correctly.

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