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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Scott Adams Interview on Motley Fool

9 Things You Should Do Instead of Buying Stocks

Most know Scott Adams only as the creator of Dilbert. But after a recent meeting with him at his Silicon Valley office, we think we know him a lot better than that.

We watched him draw Dilbert on a touch-sensitive PC that we're still salivating over. We got a closer look at one of the two local eateries that he owns. We heard first-hand about his new book, Dilbert 2.0. It was an engaging and entertaining conversation -- right up to the moment one of us mentioned stocks.

Whoops.

Here's what really caught our attention
Adams' passion for personal finance is matched only by his utter disdain for stocks. That's right, this keen observer of business and management trends believes that most people, himself included, cannot beat the market buying individual stocks -- especially when the companies behind those stocks are run by drunk chimpanzees.

Read more: http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2008/10/23/9-things-you-should-do-instead-of-buying-stocks.aspx

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