Robert Redford and James Caan were right on the money.
Stock Market Investing – Top 10 List
The 10 dumbest things investors say to advisors.
Stock Research Home Depot – Great Manager Blows Himself Up
Stock Research and Home Depot are in the news again. This is a result of the firing of the CEO, Bob Nardelli, and what a story it is. You have to step back for a moment and think about any companys history that you are doing stock research on. You must have an understanding of the companys history. As a professional investor, when I think of a companys history, I am more concerned about corporate culture than just about anything else. History shows that a great corporate c…
The Case for Value Stock Investing… What If?
Predicting the performance of individual issues is a totally different ball game that requires an even more powerful crystal ball and a whole array of completely illegal relationships. No one can predict individual issue price movements legally, consistently, or in a timely manner.
Investment Strategy: The Investor’s Creed
The Stock Market is a dynamic place where investors can consistently make reasonable returns on their capital if they comply with the basic principles of the endeavor AND if they don’t measure their progress too frequently with irrelevant measuring devices. Five simple concepts of Asset Allocation, Investment Strategy, and Psychology are summed up quite nicely in the “The Investor’s Creed”.
A New Wall Street Line Dance: Performance
Every December, with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads, investors begin to scrutinize their performance, formulate couldas and shouldas, and determine what to try next year. Its an annual, masochistic, right of passage.
Tis the Season…
Christmas and (insert your favorite holiday here) come but once a year; earnings season on the other hand, comes four times a year. And while earnings season may be devoid of streamers, balloons and cake…the outcome can be just as festive for penny stock investors.
Understanding Fixed Income Securities: Expectations
Wall Street pumps out products and Investment Experts rationalize strategies that cloud the simple rules governing the behavior of what should be an investors retirement blankie. The investment gods have spoken: The market price of Fixed Income Securities shall vary inversely with Interest Rates, both actual and anticipated and it is good.
Investment Advisors 101 ask some questions.
Why do people become Investment Advisors? Call me skeptical, but I dont think its the ethereal glow they feel after implementing your new Financial Plan. Actually (once you appreciate that IAs are the primary delivery system for Wall Streets huge collection of one-size-fits-all products), youll realize that its the money.
Ten Common Investment Errors: Stocks, Bonds, & Management
Losing money on an investment may not be the result of a mistake, and not all mistakes result in monetary losses. Compounding the problems that investors have managing their investment portfolios is the sideshowesque sensationalism that the media brings to the process. Avoid these ten common errors to improve your performance:
Dealing With Stock Market Corrections: Ten Do’s and Don’ts
Corrections (of all types) will vary in depth and duration, and both characteristics are clearly visible only in institutional grade rear view mirrors. The short and deep ones are the most lovable.
Déjà Vu, All Over Again (and again )
Market Corrections can be good for the wallet! Corrections are part of the normal shock market menu, and can be brought about by either bad news or good news. If you dont love corrections (and deal with them like visiting relatives) you really dont understand the financial markets. Dont be insulted, it seems as though very few financial professionals want you to see it this way.