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1. Expect the unexpected: Neither the Giants winning or the low 17-14 final score was expected in the least (Bull markets can’t last forever, stocks DO NOT always trend higher over time)

2. Never trust “experts:” Ex-Giant and “football expert” Tiki Barber was dead wrong when he retired one season too soon while trashing his former teammates and coaches in order to get attention (Don’t listen to “market experts” when they make predictions like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $300 and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) $1,000 to get attention)

3. The acknowledged best are not always the best performers: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the league MVP, got outplayed by oft-criticized Eli Manning (just because hugely successful companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are leaders in their fields does not mean their stocks will outperform lesser quality rivals)

4. Past performance is not indicative of future returns: For the season, the Patriots came in undefeated, the Giants had lost six games (Wow, this standard SEC disclaimer is actually right on the money for once!)

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1. Expect the unexpected: Neither the Giants winning or the low 17-14 final score was expected in the least (Bull markets can’t last forever, stocks DO NOT always trend higher over time)

2. Never trust “experts:” Ex-Giant and “football expert” Tiki Barber was dead wrong when he retired one season too soon while trashing his former teammates and coaches in order to get attention (Don’t listen to “market experts” when they make predictions like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) $300 and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) $1,000 to get attention)

3. The acknowledged best are not always the best performers: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the league MVP, got outplayed by oft-criticized Eli Manning (just because hugely successful companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are leaders in their fields does not mean their stocks will outperform lesser quality rivals)

4. Past performance is not indicative of future returns: For the season, the Patriots came in undefeated, the Giants had lost six games (Wow, this standard SEC disclaimer is actually right on the money for once!)

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