The problem with investing for long haul is PATIENCE and in a fast changing world where information is updated so fast that just catching up to read it , digest and make sense of it before taking any concrete action is STRESSFUL. So many prefer to take short cut and choose/follow their "gurus", leaders , charismatic who post high returns and flashing their latest sports car to back up. When enough people starts to believe it, some of these imposters begin to believe in themselves as well, afterall the community is shaping his/her image and they got to live up to it, right ? Remember, your money is your money, be cautious with it, You can be lucky some times but not all the times. When greed takes over, that can spell trouble and catastrophic........