A Balanced Portfolio There is a general belief that a balanced portfolio is the safest way to invest. This is a variant of the mistaken belief that ‘Buy and Hold’ is a good policy. In a future blog, I will quote statistics and research showing the generally poor results that are achieved by investing in… Continue reading A Explanation of What Most Portfolios Are Comprised Of & Why
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The Headlines This Week are Doom & Gloom.
What were the headlines last week? We have mentioned previously that the mood of the investing public varies dramatically with the latest news flash, as if the world can change in a day or two. We think it appropriate to remind readers of headlines from two weeks ago. August 18/10 By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck of MONEY… Continue reading The Headlines This Week are Doom & Gloom.
An Update on Why There Will be No Double Dip Recession & How to Use LEAPS
Aug 17 2010 A Continuation of More Good News than Bad The following is an extract from today’s news. “We’ve got a cornucopia of good news. We had upbeat guidance from the largest retailer on the planet, M&A activity is picking up, and economic data that blew away all concerns about deflation,” said Art Hogan,… Continue reading An Update on Why There Will be No Double Dip Recession & How to Use LEAPS
History Determines that Gold Miners are the Place to Invest
Our Current Credit Contraction We are in the midst of a credit contraction. The great trading institutions on Wall St have gone broke, changed their nature or merged with other firms. Banks everywhere are under examination as to whether they are sufficiently capitalized. Loans by financial institutions are all being examined to see their validity.… Continue reading History Determines that Gold Miners are the Place to Invest
Why Investors Find it so Difficult to Understand the Market
The Confusion of Listening to the Media To illustrate the difficulty of the investor in choosing what investment path to choose, I thought I would mention just a few of the recent headlines. These headlines are chosen at random, with no particular purpose, except to show how reading current views, or listening to talking heads,… Continue reading Why Investors Find it so Difficult to Understand the Market