Day by day, the swings recently were dramatic (or melodramatic) as everyone’s fear and greed alternated in power. So far in November, there have been a horrible day (the Greek Crisis), and two great days (the Greek Crisis). Over the … Continue reading
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The market swings cannot be predicted. The TV and internet stock reports exist by amplifying the excitement of the day. Ask yourself what would be the ratings of a Market Watch type TV program that announced “nothing relevant happened today. … Continue reading
Gold is this year’s bubble and historically has been a very dangerous investment. It has very wide swings in value and could go down as quickly as it has gone up. Look at the last big swing as an example. … Continue reading
Very few mutual funds beat their index in any year. Over five years, almost none have done so. These mutual funds have expensive managers (and expensive research). Unfortunately for the shareholders, the managers do not add as much value as … Continue reading