Over the years, I have found many people who are not in the investment business, find analogies like the title of this article much easier to understand than Wall Street gibberish like “head and shoulders patterns”. “Trying to catch a falling knife” refers to a stock falling in price, giving a potential owner a chance to buy it cheaper, when Read more »
Mid-year 2012 outlook update: “Are we there yet?”
Another Common Investor Mistake: Not Having a Playbook!
How About A Long-Term Positive Outlook for a Change?
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Trying to Catch a Falling Knife and Other Similar Mistakes!
Posted on June 22, 2011 3 comments -
Mid-year 2012 outlook update: “Are we there yet?”
Posted on June 18, 2012 0 commentsI titled this post “Are we there yet?” referring to a situation all of us have been in when driving a long distance and wondering when we are going to arrive. The kids are tired of being in the car and want to take a break… any kind of break. This market has been one long exhausting ride Read more »
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Another Common Investor Mistake: Not Having a Playbook!
Posted on January 22, 2012 0 commentsDoes a professional football team in the NFL go out on the field without a playbook? Do small business owners start their company without a business plan? Do construction companies start building something without architectural designs? I think we all know the answer to these questions… But I am astounded by how many people both Read more »
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Update on Mr. Market’s condition–Changing day to day…outcome uncertain.
Posted on December 13, 2011 3 commentsThis market is as difficult to invest in as I have ever seen in eighteen years of being in this business. Why do I say that you ask? Because, although hindsight is 20/20 (and that is a big caveat) I cannot remember a time where the market felt so hostage to the economic and particularly Read more »
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Market update — Where are we now and what to do…
Posted on October 5, 2011 0 comments
Wow, yesterday’s action was one wild ride. So do I think we found a bottom? The simple answer is I don’t know. Bottoms are identified long after the fact, but in my opinion I don’t believe so. The Nasdaq composite New lows expanded from the previous low in August (August 8th, 725 vs October 4th Read more »
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