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Isaac Newton was a very clever man. Mathematician, Astronomer, Agriculturist, Theologian and Physicist, read about his incredible achievements here in Wickpedia.

Regrettably, clever men are just as falible (dumb stupid) as anyone else when it comes to playing in the markets as a newbie. Our egos tell us it can't be that difficult as we know all there is to know about Astronomy, Physics, Banking Finance, HR, electronics, being a big shot entreprenuer, etc., etc. For those to whom humility doesn't come easily, the markets will be a painfully great leveller. 

Part One ended with a very smart share certificate arriving in my inbox. It came from that nice man Richard at the Washington based 'Department of Regulators'. 

The share certificate had 'Restricted' status marked on it. To sell them I would need this restriction lifted and Richard from the D of R could help me with that!

The shoe drops..

Is this a scam?

Do you receive cold calls from 'brokers', binary offers and the latest alternative investment? I do, frequently. Once our name is on a share register or a broker leaves taking client information to his next billet, we are seen as fair game.

It used to be Land Banking until the scammers were run out of town. Alternative investments - are still on very fertile ground. The frequency of calls I get has slowed a little but rarely a week goes by without three or four calls that usually start with: "I recently sent you some information...."

My latest call was a little different.

Dan from New York Law Specialists (NYLS) called.

Is Janet Yellen a Hawk or a Dove?

We never really found out what she truly belived. She was both at times and while she was a Hawk telling us she was "minded to tighten rates", Donald Trump was a Dove, saying he wanted a weak dollar so interest rates would have to remain low.