Intellect is not fully developed until a male reaches an age of 20 to 21, there's just nothing you can do about that.Believe it or not, I remember 15, 16, 17 and 18, they were very opinionated years.

This community of Apes, is extremely unique in their financial intellect and their desire to beat Hedgefunds at their own game.

Been a long time listener and reader on the site, hoping to tap into the collective intellect and experience of the group and gain some outsider insight to my plans for my property and investment strategy and make sure I'm not overlooking something crucial or if my plan is viable in general.

You are lucky if your parents', parents', parents' had the luck AND made life choices that helped produce a baby with healthy genes and good intellect. 

He was told he did not have the intellect to be with regular kids.

@Ben Leybovich First, doctors are some of the worst investors on the planet, typically all intellect no financial knowledge, so no argument there!

“There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, the third is useless.”

Or is there a low intellect involved?

We see a lot of new investors who come through these forums, and in some cases, it's obvious when someone has the mentality and intellect to be successful in this business. 

Obviously, if they had had your superior intellect and wisdom, they could have avoided these simple things...