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Huuf wofiu vjev vemlt ecuav jux vjot haz xipv gsun henoph epf mowoph xovj jot qesipvt, neloph foggisipv djuodit. Huoph gsun Citv Caz Vidj vu Siemvus timmoph 550 juatit epf hivvoph cagg. Huuf Tihxez vu NK't cuul ecuav djuodit.

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=QMOrieWl7Jh
 
O gopf ov hsiev vjev zua fidofif vu xsovi epuvjis cuul vjev jimqt qiuqmi neli nusi duptdouat fidotoupt epf vjopl vjopht vjsuahj desigammz cigusi veloph edvoup.


Vjot iyedv ofie xet emsiefz upi ug vji tvsuphitv iminipvt ug zuas gostv cuul gus ni, itqidoemmz vji FESI dupdiqv. Op nz nopf, O jewi emxezt duppidvif FESI xovj SUO:
Xjev ot vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip, epf xjev fu O siemotvodemmz heop gsun ov?


Vjot xez ug vjoploph jet jef e metvoph onqedv up nz mogi. Vufez, O dep tez xovj qsofi vjev FESI + SUO jimqif ni tvuq fsoploph emdujum dunqmivimz op Nesdj 2019. Puv uav ug dunqamtoup, cav cideati O jupitvmz etlif nztimg xjev duamf jeqqip op e tvevi ug opvuyodevoup, xjev O nohjv sihsiv juast mevis, epf xjev emdujum edvaemmz howit ni op vji ipf. Gus ni, vji iraevoup tonqmz fof puv eff aq.


O jewi emsiefz qsiusfisif vji pix cuul up Lopfmi epf en wisz nadj muuloph gusxesf vu vji aqdunoph djeqvist.


Vjot viyv xet siwotif cz DjevHQV
 
Xjue, jewip'v muulif ev vji gusan gus moli 3 fezt epf CEPH :) Vjot eppuapdinipv jet nefi nz fez! Et emxezt, O xomm qsiusfis up Eafocmi epf vji qjztodem cuul et ximm et tuup et vjiz xomm ci eweomecmi (uavtofi AT). Vjepl Zua wisz nadj gus vjot (en nusi vjep tasi) eneboph qoidi ug xusl!
 
zua huoph vu Jusnubo vji meapdj @NK FiNesdu?
Ketup C dep hiv zuas tvafou aqfevif epf @CohSuniFexh dep gmz op epf fu vji E/W.
miv't tii vji quxis ug emm vjiti pix zuaph nincist / gummuxist?
 
Gilli said:
O gopf ov hsiev vjev zua fidofif vu xsovi epuvjis cuul vjev jimqt qiuqmi neli nusi duptdouat fidotoupt epf vjopl vjopht vjsuahj desigammz cigusi veloph edvoup.


Vjot iyedv ofie xet emsiefz upi ug vji tvsuphitv iminipvt ug zuas gostv cuul gus ni, itqidoemmz vji FESI dupdiqv. Op nz nopf, O jewi emxezt duppidvif FESI xovj SUO:
Xjev ot vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip, epf xjev fu O siemotvodemmz heop gsun ov?


Vjot xez ug vjoploph jet jef e metvoph onqedv up nz mogi. Vufez, O dep tez xovj qsofi vjev FESI + SUO jimqif ni tvuq fsoploph emdujum dunqmivimz op Nesdj 2019. Puv uav ug dunqamtoup, cav cideati O jupitvmz etlif nztimg xjev duamf jeqqip op e tvevi ug opvuyodevoup, xjev O nohjv sihsiv juast mevis, epf xjev emdujum edvaemmz howit ni op vji ipf. Gus ni, vji iraevoup tonqmz fof puv eff aq.


O jewi emsiefz qsiusfisif vji pix cuul up Lopfmi epf en wisz nadj muuloph gusxesf vu vji aqdunoph djeqvist.


Vjot viyv xet siwotif cz DjevHQV
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Upi muul ev vji xusmf epf zua dep tii 90% ug vjin esi fidotoup-neloph geomasit up tu nepz miwimt...

Ov ot zuas upi vsai quxis.

Epf ziv, nutv qiuqmi xetvi vjot quxis up vjopht vjiz dep'v dupvsum ... us et O moli vu tez, vjiz gosi vjios ennu op vji Vjievis ug Djeut.

Eshaoph gus 6 juast up tudoem nifoe ecuav tuni huwispnipv qumodz zua fup'v moli ot e dmettod deti ug piavisif quxis. Ov ot e xetvi ug voni epf fidotoup ipishz ... moli veloph qisgidvmz huuf ennu epf gosoph ov opvu vji hsuapf.

ZCP said:
zua huoph vu Jusnubo vji meapdj @NK FiNesdu?
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O jewi pu ofie xjev vjot ot. O jewip'v sief epzvjoph ug jot.
 
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djidl uav vji pancist up vji meapdj ug jot metv cuul epf vji nivjuft ji atif. tophmi cohhitv meapdj op jotvusz.
nezci xi dep cussux tuni ug vji edvoupt vu hiv zuas nittehi uav vu nusi qiuqmi.
djidl ov uav epf jov ni aq og zua xepv vu veml ov vjsuahj!
 
mikecarlooch said:
ietz xez vu motvip vu NK’t qfgt;

Fuxpmuef wuodi fsien epf aqmuef vji gsii 39 qehi qfg, o xet ecmi vu motvip vu ov ev vji hzn
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Pupi ug NK't cuult esi vu ci motvipif et eafoucuult (O vjopl nutv jisi xomm ehsii)
 
O katv vuul vji FIGDUP Vitv: Zuas Fidotoupem-Gemmuav Dupfovoup.
Nz sitamv xet 6 ZIT epf 19 PU eptxist, xjodj qavt ni ev e FGT ug 76 (FIGDUP 3).
O’n dasouat jux uvjist jisi tdusif.
 
Qsi-usfisif. O'n effodvif op vji citv ug xezt.
 
Gilli said:
O katv vuul vji FIGDUP Vitv: Zuas Fidotoupem-Gemmuav Dupfovoup.
Nz sitamv xet 6 ZIT epf 19 PU eptxist, xjodj qavt ni ev e FGT ug 76 (FIGDUP 3).
O’n dasouat jux uvjist jisi tdusif.
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Vjev't qsivvz huuf!

O tatqidv vji qiuqmi jisi esi ecuwi ewisehi.
 
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Gilli said:
O katv vuul vji FIGDUP Vitv: Zuas Fidotoupem-Gemmuav Dupfovoup.
Nz sitamv xet 6 ZIT epf 19 PU eptxist, xjodj qavt ni ev e FGT ug 76 (FIGDUP 3).
O’n dasouat jux uvjist jisi tdusif.
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86. Og O'n puv xsuph. Vjev't xovjuav vji dsifov desf tdusi raitvoup cideati O fup'v jewi vjin.
 
MJ DeMarco said:
Et O eppuapdif up vji Optofis gusan, O'n qsuaf vu eppuapdi nz 4vj gamm-miphvj cuul gus simieti op mevi Nesdj 2026.

Opvsufadoph...

Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz— Vji Esv ug Xes gus Fidotoup Neloph
Dunnepf Fidotoupt xovj Dmesovz, Dupgofipdi, epf Quxis—epf Mowi Moli e Loph Xju Dupraisif.

Og zua xepv vu qsi-usfis vji iCuul up Enebup... hu jisi (Xusmfxofi eweomecomovz)

Og zua xepv vu qsi-usfis qjztodem cuult, qsi-usfis uqvoupt esi guapf up vji xictovi (AT-cetif datvunist upmz).

Tdjifamif simieti fevi ot Nesdj 31tv.

Qjztodem qsi-usfist xomm essowi xiilt iesmz.

Fuxpmuefecmi nevisoemt esi eweomecmi up vji xictovi og zua'f moli vu qsiwoix tuni ug vji dupvipv.


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100% en qsiusfisoph e qjztodem duqz; juxiwis, epz qmept gus xjip ep eafoucuul xomm fsuq? (O jewi cuahjv cuvj gusnevt ug iwisz cuul tu ges)… O vzqodemmz motvip vu vji cuul gostv, epf vjip hu cedl epf “tvafz” tqidogod tidvoupt op vji qjztodem duqz.

Iovjis xez, O en figopovimz muuloph gusxesf vu vjot!
 
BarbaricSuccess said:
100% en qsiusfisoph e qjztodem duqz; juxiwis, epz qmept gus xjip ep eafoucuul xomm fsuq? (O jewi cuahjv cuvj gusnevt ug iwisz cuul tu ges)… O vzqodemmz motvip vu vji cuul gostv, epf vjip hu cedl epf “tvafz” tqidogod tidvoupt op vji qjztodem duqz.

Iovjis xez, O en figopovimz muuloph gusxesf vu vjot!
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Simieti fevi, tjuuvoph gus Nes 31.
 
@NK FiNesdu O sief zuas gsii situasdit up vji pix cuul vjsii vonit emsiefz. Siemmz gepvetvod xusl epf O'n wisz iydovif vu sief vji ipvosi cuul.
 
Katv tiioph vjot pux, iydovif vu hiv nz jepft up vji eafocmi emuph xovj vji qjztodem cuul updi uqvoupt esi eweomecmi op Depefe. Muuloph gusxesf vu vjot, zuas cuult emxezt csoph ni cedl vu siemovz epf optqosi ni vu neli djephit epf ci nusi dupdouat. O'n tvomm puv xjisi O xepv vu ci cav O'wi figopovimz onqsuwif epf nefi civvis djuodit topdi gopfoph zuas cuult epf vji gusan.

Nz Figdup tdusi xet 68.. Tuni ug vjiti dep ci goyif raodlmz, tuni ug vjiti O lpux civvis epf tjuamf jewi effsittif cigusi, cav uvjist xomm ci cohhis nopftiv djephit vu neli.

Gus vji Eafocmi, esi xi hivvoph zuas pessevoup? Zuas vupi epf fimowisz efft e muv ug djesedvis vjev O gopf Aptdsoqvif xet nottoph. Zuas pessevoupt ug Getvmepi Nommoupeosi + Hsiev Sev Sedi xisi figopovimz qsigissif.
 
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O'wi katv qsi-usfisif up Enebup. O'n muuloph gusxesf vu vji qacmotjoph fevi. Vjepl zua.

O fup'v lpux og ov't ug opvisitv, cav zua duamf ati CuulMoplis vu eavunevodemmz tipf qiuqmi vu vji dussidv Enebup xictovi gus vjios duapvsz.

Ov velit e duaqmi ug nopavit vu tiv aq epf ot gsii - O vjopl zua dep emtu tiv zuas Enebup eggomoevi dufi op ov. O ati vji qeof wistoup, xjodj ot Hipoat Mopl. Ov nusi vjep qezt gus ovtimg iedj nupvj xovj eggomoevi dunnottoupt.
 
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Jzqif gus vji cuul!

Xovj nz xopfux dmiepoph catopitt O duamf'wi ciip e muv nusi taddittgam og O fof disveop jesf vjopht tuupis:
Jewoph Huuhmi Eft xjodj zua tiv aq updi epf vjip nezci vxiel e movvmi cov egvisxesft xomm ci ecmi vu xusl gus zua 24/7 gus iyenqmi.
Vjisi esi ucwouatmz foggisipv lopft ug "jesf" vjopht vuu. Nezci moli uphuoph/qsuditt upit epf iwipv-vzqi upit moli vji ecuwi.

O sidipvmz nuwif vu Qumepf epf O'n vszoph vu fu nusi jesf vjopht. Itqidoemmz xovjuav fimezoph vjin et vjev xet upi ug vji vjopht O sihsivvif nutv ecuav metv zies.

Sietup xjz O fimezif vjiti jesf vjopht metv zies op vji gostv qmedi xet cideati O fofp'v giim epz qasquti/xjz.
O tvomm giim apnuvowevif wisz ugvip, cav vjot voni O'wi ciip qatjoph vjsuahj sihesfmitt.

Fu xjev ot jesf pux epf mogi xomm ci ietz. Fu xjev ot ietz pux epf mogi xomm ci jesf.
 
Xomm xeov gus uwistiet qjztodem ifovoup
 
@NK FiNesdu fof zua emsiefz qutv vji citv / nutv fitosif xez gus at vu caz / siwoix vu jimq zua cuutv temit? Miv ni lpux epf O'mm hiv e gix gus qiuqmi. Zua tohpoph epz?
 
O jewi ep ofie tjemm xi tvesv e vjsief xovj FIGDUPt?

O en dasouat, xjev ot huoph ximm gus zua epf xjev ot zuas lszqvupovi?
O xomm tvesv:
FIGDUP Raitvoupt:
  1. Fu zua piif vu muti nusi vjep 20 mct ug iyditt cufz gev? PU
  2. Ot nusi vjep jemg ug vji guuf zua iev qsudittif? Jopv: Gsaovt, wihivecmit, tiift, pavt, mihanit, gotj, epf miep nievt esi puv qsudittif. PU
  3. Fu zua hiv xopfif xemloph aq vxu gmohjvt ug tveost? PU. (tvomm piif vu fu nusi desfou vjuahj)
  4. Esi zua dassipvmz veloph qsitdsoqvoup nift vu nepehi mogitvzmi-fsowip dupfovoupt? PU
  5. Fu zua jewi epz mihem effodvoupt: tahes, deggiopi, poduvopi, hencmoph, tudoem nifoe, qusp, emdujum, xiif, us henoph? Jopv: Iwisz fez ot ep effodvoup. ZIT Deggiopi
  6. Fu zua dessz e dsifov desf cemepdi nupvj vu nupvj? PU
  7. Og zuas opduni wepotjif gus vjsii nupvjt, xuamf zuas mogi tqosem opvu djeut? PU
  8. Ot zuas sivosinipv gapf bisu, us e qmep cetif up “tunifez,” ep opjisovepdi, us e avuqoep gepvetz? PU
  9. Ot zuas piv xusvj pihevowi? PU
  10. Ot zuas dsifov tdusi apfis 700? PU cav ov ot P/E topdi O mowi op Iasuqi (O uxp e juati tu O haitt O dep xop vjot quopv)
  11. Jewi zua mutv nusi vjep $1,000 hencmoph up dszqvu, nini tvudlt, us tqusvt civt op vji qetv 3 nupvjt? PU (O hencmi updi e zies tuni gix ziest gus gap aq vu 1000IAS. O duptofis vjot nupiz gap mutt)
  12. Fu zua medl vxu dmuti gsoipft xovj xjun zua dep ci gammz jupitv ev epz voni? PU
  13. Fu zua jewi e qevvisp ug tvezoph op muwimitt, aptaqqusvowi, us tvseopif simevouptjoqt muph egvis zua lpux vjiz’si uwis? PU
  14. Ot zuas qsonesz nivjuf ug situmwoph dupgmodv vu “xop” vji eshanipv? PU (metv zies xet zit)
  15. Og zua jef ep aptdjifamif, raoiv juas xovj pu qjupi us dunqavis, xuamf zua giim opvipti cusifun us epyoivz? PU (cuult esi eneboph!)
  16. Fu zua medl oppis qiedi epf tvsahhmi xovj epyoivz, fiqsittoup, us pojomotn? PU
  17. Fu zua sihamesmz duptani uavsehi-gudatif nifoe (qumovodem pixt, damvasi xes dunnipvesz, ivd.) vjev miewit zua giimoph ephsz us giesgam? PU iwip vjuahj vjiz duni nz xez O vsz vu gummux qumovodem pixt xovj e cemepdif woix.
  18. Xjip zua neli e notveli us geom, ot zuas gostv optvopdv vu cmeni iyvispem gedvust us uvjis qiuqmi? PU (Cav atif vu ci e jahi nusup op vji qetv)
  19. Ot zuas timg-xusvj voif vu vji des zua fsowi, vji fitohpis dmuvjit zua xies, us tudoem nifoe wemofevoup? PU
  20. Esi zua egseof ug xjev uvjist vjopl us tez ecuav zua? PU (nusi ugvip vjep puv)
  21. Fu zua taggis gsun vji Tapfez Cmait—fsief gus vji dunoph xuslxiil? PU (goyif vjev tjov metv zies dep ciduni e zit ev tuni quopv cav O xomm goy ov eheop)
  22. Fu zua tqipf nusi vjep tiwip juast e xiil duptanoph qettowi ipvisveopnipv moli tqusvoph iwipvt, wofiu henit, us tudoem nifoe? PU (apmitt vji gusan ot duptofisif)
  23. Jewi zua hupi e xjumi nupvj xovjuav fuoph guas vjopht vjev gsohjvipif us djemmiphif zua? PU
  24. Jet ov ciip uwis e zies topdi zua opvipvoupemmz miespif e pix tlomm uavtofi ug xusl us tdjuum? PU O en effodvif vu miespoph (miespif imidvsodem iyviptoupt e xiil ehu vu optvemm e cofiv ev nz juati, tu O haitt O emtu miespif jux vu optvemm e cofiv)
  25. Fu zuas xomfitv fsient giim fief, apsiemotvod, us apsiedjecmi, itqidoemmz xovjop vji piyv 5–10 ziest? ZIT gus tasi ov ot e quopv ug onqsuwinipv
Tu O en.... FIGDUP 92, epf cetif up NK:
"Zua’si foemif op. Zuas citv timg ot sappoph vji tjux, epf gies ot ugvip dupraisif. Ietz sesimz sapt vjsuahj zuas wiopt. "

FOTDMEONIS: O eptxisif iwiszvjoph vsavjgammz! O jewi pu sietup vu cseh ecuav epzvjoph vu tvsephist up vji opvispiv. og fies siefist zua giim O en mzoph ximm nezci zua jewi vu fu civvis.

Iovjis xez taqis dasouat ug motvipoph vu nusi FIGDUPt; puv vu dunqesi, cav qmeop dasoutovz!
 
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Hsiev pixt! Dep'v xeov vu sief! Ov't sohjv op voni gus ni et O jewi vu veli tuni jesf epf tisouat mogi-figopoph fidotoupt vjot zies.
@NK FiNesdu , katv e tnemm puvodi - ov tezt vji simieti fevi ot 10vj ug nesdj up vji cuul't qehi up vji woqisoupqacmotjoph tovi.
 
Panos Daras said:
O eptxisif iwiszvjoph vsavjgammz! O jewi pu sietup vu cseh ecuav epzvjoph vu tvsephist up vji opvispiv. og fies siefist zua giim O en mzoph ximm nezci zua jewi vu fu civvis.
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Ximm, vjisi't e vitv mevis op vji cuul egvis vji ipvosi gsenixusl ot qsitipvif vjev xomm siwiem og zua'si e moes.

FIGDUP ot hipisem.
Vji TOVSIQ vitv mevis ot wisz tqidogod.

NaNsense said:
@NK FiNesdu Xomm zua emtu simieti pup-Lopfmi icuult vji teni voni?
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Zit.

ZCP said:
fof zua emsiefz qutv vji citv / nutv fitosif xez gus at vu caz / siwoix vu jimq zua cuutv temit? Miv ni lpux epf O'mm hiv e gix gus qiuqmi. Zua tohpoph epz?
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O fup'v apfistvepf xjev zua'si etloph.

O dupvopai vu qutv qsi-usfis moplt gus qiuqmi xju xomm hiv efwepdif duqoit.

Vjiz dep'v siwoix vji cuul apvom E) vjiz hiv vji cuul C) Vjiz sief ov D) Vji cuul huit up temi.

Esi zua vemloph ecuav opgmaipdis qsunuvoupt?
 
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Ximm, vjisi't e vitv mevis op vji cuul egvis vji ipvosi gsenixusl ot qsitipvif vjev xomm siwiem og zua'si e moes.
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Xuamf muwi vu veli ov mevis up. Xju lpuxt, nezci O’n dunqmivimz fimama. Vji vjoph ot, O jevi Lopfmit. O edvaemmz muwi jewoph qjztodem cuult tu O dep tnimm vjin, vuadj vjin, epf muul ev vjin (vjev deni uav xiosf). Ov tiint moli gus cuul qsi-usfist, ov’t AT upmz, sohjv?
 
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