Before I even begin here @mark157foley I want you to know that I am NOT picking on you at all i.e. that is not my intention so please don’t take anything that I now post the wrong way.
And now with my above in advance apology in full force and effect and from the bottom up:
The ones who try to discourage you are the exact opposite. They are actually the ones that have been doing this for a very long time and are well aware of the pitfalls and the reality. Not the other way around I’m afraid to say.
I disagree totally with the notion that there is no one system that can make money consistently over time. I’d not use the term “set and forget” because there is usually SOME work involved but such work is mainly limited to nothing more than having to place orders and manage trades. This notion that a new comer has to spend months and years learning how to trade is nonsense. Most will go through the school here and be none the wiser by the time they’re done. They may know what a pip is etc. But they will certainly not be in a position to begin trading and making money. So the only way that’s going to happen: find somebody to hold their hand and guide them through a profitable trading system on a step-by-step basis until they’ve got the gist of it and are able to carry on themselves no longer needing guidance. There is no other way. I have been at this since 2005. Do the math. I know what I am talking about. And quite frankly: if that’s going to cost somebody some money for the privilege then so be it. Call it the cost of doing business.
Unfortunately there are probably more scams out there than there are traders and brokers. That is 100% correct unfortunately.