Investor education

The old gentleman looked as though he could not be budged from his stakeout at the buffet table. But after we had shared our mutual enthusiasm for edible party treats and he found out I was a business writer, he licked his fingers and followed me away, brimming with questions. Did I have any investing advice for him? Any hot stock tips? How could he get the better of the market? I sighed and gave him my standard response: those who can, do; the rest of us just write about it. Undeterred, he