# Stage 10: Re-Examine, Refine, Re-Enhance “If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.” \ \- Warren Buffet *** [My Pal Warren On The 10 Stages Of Investing ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2012/08/my-pal-warren-on-the-10-stages-of-investing-old.html)\ I’m a big fan of pithy quotes. When I teach my college class “Tensile Trading”, I use quotes extensively to... [Investing Lessons & Trading Rules ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2012/11/investing-lessons-trading-rules.html)\ The stock market has always attracted a disproportionate number of exceptional intellectuals and uniquely... [3 Investors, 3 Blind Spots, 3 Solutions ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2013/03/3-investors-3-blind-spots-3-solutionsOLD.html)\ Picture this: I am at a cocktail party chatting with three people about investing. The first person... [The Teacher Becomes The Student ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2014/01/the-teacher-becomes-the-student.html)\ “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Those are the words of... [Tell Us All You Know About Investing ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2014/01/tell-us-all-you-know-about-investing.html)\ “Mr. Roze: we’d like to offer you 90 minutes to speak to our group and tell us all you know about... [How the Markets Have Changed Me Over the Past 25 Years: Part I ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2014/05/how-the-markets-have-changed-me-over-the-past-25-years-part-i.html)\ As I’ve revisited my trading journals from many years ago, I’ve come to realize what an unbelievable transformative... [How the Markets Have Changed Me Over 25 Years: Part II ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2014/06/how-the-markets-have-changed-me-over-25-years-part-ii.html)\ “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” -- Ernest... [The Most Profitable Takeaways from 'The Traders Journal' ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2015/05/the-most-profitable-takeaways-from-the-traders-journal.html)\ After many years of writing The Traders Journal, I thought it was time to revisit how investors can best maximize... [Buffett-isms and Bezos-isms: Great Investing Insights ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2017/11/buffett-isms-and-bezos-isms---great-investing-insights.html)\ “Rule #1: Never lose Money.” “Rule #2: Never forget Rule #1.” [The Triple Crown of Investing: Motivation, Confidence, Action ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2015/08/the-triple-crown-of-investing-motivation-confidence-action.html)\ As many of you know who’ve taken my Tensile Trading seminar or watched the DVD, the tenth stage of stock market... [Learning From Legends: Gerald Loeb's Timeless Investing Wisdom Stands The Test Of Time ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2019/03/learning-from-legends-gerald-loebs-timeless-investing-wisdom-stands-the-test-of-time.html)\ I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Gerald Loeb... [The Secrets I Learned from Jesse Livermore ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2015/11/the-secrets-i-learned.html)\ When seasoned traders get together, we have a sort of “secret handshake” that the uninitiated may not notice... [Peter Lynch: How He Helped My Evolution as an Investor ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2013/05/peter-lynch-how-he-helped-my-evolution-as-an-investor.html)\ Peter Lynch started managing the Fidelity Magellan Fund in 1978 with $20 Million in assets. When he retired in... [Pivotal Books in the 25-Year Trading Life of a Stock Market Investor ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2013/10/pivotal-books-in-the-25-year-trading-life-of-a-stock-market-investor.html)\ I’ve always believed that an accurate way to take the measure of a person is to ascertain which books had the most... [Ten Trading Rules from This Trader's Own Journal ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2013/11/ten-trading-rules-from-this-traders-own-journal.html)\ Embrace the laws of nature. Springs produce either salt water or fresh water. Not both. I am... [The Essential Investor's Formula for the New Year: Psych, Prep, Perspire, Persevere, Persist ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2014/01/the-essential-investors-formula-for-the-new-year-psych-prep-perspire-persevere-persist.html)\ Each year at this time, I become a trader of “change”. I take certain steps to tackle challenges I’ve... [Your Biological Passport To Profits: Use It With Care! ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2015/07/your-biological-passport-to-profits--use-it-with-care.html)\ Most professional athletes these days have biological passports. I submit to you that investors should apply... [What They Don't Teach You About Investing at Harvard and Stanford Business Schools ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2016/05/what-they-dont-teach-you-about-investing--at-harvard-and-stanford-business-schools.html)\ I was recently discussing trading and investing with Carlos Obando, former portfolio manager and graduate of a... [This is How to Maximize Your Investor Benefits ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2015/10/this-is-how-to-maximize-your-investor-benefits.html)\ After writing this column for over three years, I was recently asked by a reader what he should expect to get out of... [This Investor's Take on the "Pyramid of Success" ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2015/12/this-investors-take-on-the-pyramid-of-success.html)\ “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the... [New Year's Resolutions for Investors ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2016/12/new-years-resolutions-for-investors.html)\ Babylonians did it. Ancient Romans did it. Medieval knights pledged the “peacock vow” each New Year as... [How Individual Investors Can Use Data Mining to Grow Their Profits ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2014/04/how-individual-investors-can-use-data-mining-to-grow-their-profits.html)\ Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade and Google likely know more about most investors and their trading habits than the... PM [ETF Guru Retires: Leaves Us with Six Key Lessons ](https://stockcharts.com/articles/journal/2018/11/etf-guru-retires-leaves-us-with-six-key-lessons.html)\ This is a salute to Ben Johnson, the departing editor of Morningstar’s ETF Investor publication. Over the years...