
One of the hardest things for individual investors to do is to know when to sell a stock. Many times, you might sell simply because a stock has gone up and you’ve made some money. More often than not, though, this is not a great reason to sell [because, as mentioned in the title of this article,] you will never – ever – have a 10-bagger if you sell a stock after a 2-bagger. That being said, what things should one consider before selling? Words: 912
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Investing,Stock Indices | Read More »

Many income investors have been taught to believe that “market-timing” is anathema to their investment objectives and/or that it can’t be done successfully… I will argue that this piece of conventional wisdom is false – dangerously false. In a three-part series of essays, I will argue that market-timing needs to be incorporated as a fundamental component of income investing. I will demonstrate why market-timing is important, when it should be applied and how it should be implemented. [Read on!] Words: 1956
September 14th, 2011 | Posted in Asset Allocation,Investing | Read More »
Recent stock market action has brought the major indexes into at least a correction zone, if not an outright new bear market. So, if this is a new bear market, how can you dodge another bear bite? [I have 4 suggestions on how to do just that. Read on!] Words: 746
August 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Asset Allocation,Investing | Read More »
Buy-and-hold gold and silver and [the stocks and long-term warrants of quality] precious metals miners – and sleep well at night. [Let me explain why that is the case.] Words: 731
July 31st, 2011 | Posted in Gold/Silver,Investing | Read More »
This may be one of the best books you could possibly read to protect what you have and be prepared for the next time buy and hold will make this game a whole lot easier. Words: 1440
June 6th, 2010 | Posted in Investing | Read More »
Whether the stock market is topping out and the economy’s 2010 trajectory will disappoint is subject to debate but what probably can’t be debated – and something that truly astonishes me – is the brief period of time in which we have moved from fear to greed. There are four classical stages in a move from market bottom to market top and then back again. How do they apply to the situation this time around? Words: 573
January 25th, 2010 | Posted in Investing | Read More »