Although this video clip from the South African jungle has on the face of it very little to do with investment, it will be worth your while to spend a few minutes watching it, and perhaps take some lessons from it to be applied to financial markets (and life).

Other than the bravery of the buffalo taking on the mighty lion, doesn’t this in a way remind you of the Wall Street bear that, opportunistically, rears its head every now and then only to be chased off by the thundering herd of bulls? But the lion is not about to change its ways, and similarly the grizzly bear will not stop aspiring to the throne forever.