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It’s a refreshing day when you hear a stock market commentator talk about saving starving children around the world while relating this state of affairs to the dropping value of the US dollar. After seeing his Sunday video, I thought today was a fitting day to bring this particular commentator Don Harrold to your attention in case you haven’t heard of him(don’t be thrown off by his outfit of the day!).
As a long-time stock trader and not really a successful one at that, I have to say that today I am actively working very hard to figure out my relationship with the stock market in it’s current instantiation. I’m trying to consciously put a framework together by which I can feel comfortable with how my money lives and breaths within the “system”, not simply choosing to shift money from socially irresponsible to responsible companies but actually deciding whether the current Stock Market is aligned with my values and the aspirations I have for my money’s work in the world. By bringing this commentator to your attention today, I’m not suggesting that you listen to Don Harrold or take his advice on the stock market, in fact I am not. I simply want to point out a beautiful shift that I see where a new bread of stock market “players” are calling it the way it is, at least to a greater degree and possibly making an impact on those who are listening to them. I have particularly found Don’s comments on the economy, unfettered consumption, the banking and the US financial system, all refreshing because you don’t hear this slant in mainstream financial media(perhaps that’s the trade offs between broadcasting via YouTube vs. Network TV). The reasons why I choose not to endorse or recommend him are 1)I don’t know him well enough 2)I have only been watching him from a purely analytical perspective and not for trading purposes and 3)because much of what I find that he gripes about is a direct result of the industry in which he is making a living at. Ultimately he is helping people “take advantage” of the market, ironically an institution which he feels is not all that healthy. He’s definitely in a different class than the CNBC-Cramer’s of the world and clearly on a more wholesome path. In future posts I hope to talk more about my views of the stock market. Nonetheless, if you are trader, he may be worth looking into(check out his other videos on YouTube.. you will be entertained) … if you’re out of the market, this may give you some hope that there are individuals doing their best to bring about positive changes in our financial systems, and at best give you motivation to go out and be the change yourself!

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