Barefoot Pilgrim

  

When an unsavvy investor blows her money in equities trading.

It's a term referring to people who invests carelessly or takes greater risks than necessary to achieve their desired return.

So...when Debbie hears that inflation will eat away the value of her dollar over time, she decides she wants to invest her money to earn just enough to protect against inflation. Not knowing what she's doing, she throws a bunch of cash into emerging markets and takes a bath on her investment. She's taking a single, untested step into a new world...kinda like a barefoot pilgrim.

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