lol, funny.
actually TR02 i reckon your advice is kinda right and kinda wrong
it's true that 95% (and more) lose their shirt. However many of the ones that don't lose then go on to be money managers so in effect placing your money with a manager gives you a better chance of making money (statistically speaking) than trying yourself.
Of course this is providing you do the due dilligence involved and don't rely on some idiots backtest or
demo account.
The chances are that anyone offering on this forum that have proved accounts is very slim and the chance that a shark will hook this guy is very fat.