Daily Posts Archive
Mike Cintolo talks about the market’s very impressive rebound and the even more impressive action among leading growth stocks—many have already shot to new highs, including a few big, liquid stocks that tell him big investors are buying.
There is pretty good evidence that the correction has ended. Just 4% peak to trough. Our VIX work confirms, so the name of the game now is to monitor the rally for evidence that it is strong enough...
from The National Investor Despite some of our gains on Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (APTS) evaporating in the recent past as investors have indiscriminately sold REITs and other rate-sensitive groups as Treasury yields creep higher, this company remains a strong “BUY.” Though headlines suggest that the housing market is strong, it’s much...
You’ve already heard everyone and their cousins’ opinions on Greece, China and all of that (including mine a few weeks back), so I am not going to bore you with a new in-depth analysis of those situations. Instead, I’ve been thinking of the many questions and comments I’ve gotten during the past month and three lessons that we can learn from this wild period.
Tennis balls are stocks that might drop for a few days when the market is getting hit, but then they bounce right back, just like a tennis ball. Then there’s eggs.
My approach to investing is conservative; the tortoise wins the race. But the race is only won over an extended period of time where cultivating patience is an absolute necessity. My objective is to stay fully invested at all times in stocks and bonds, and only invest in stocks and bonds that will decline a minimal amount during stock market corrections.
Cultures are harder to change than borders , but no country lasts forever. This doesn’t mean I think this is the end for Greece, but simply that the trends there are unfavorable. Instead, I’d put the money in a country that is enjoying increasingly positive perceptions about its long-term economic prospects. Hint: it’s not Greece!
Despite the Greece debacle, the IPO market has been on fire of late. Here’s what you need to know.
Markets are all about buying and selling, and the market itself will happily let you know if your strategy, your tactics, your rules and your intuitions are up to the task. But year in and year out, the lesson the market is fondest of teaching is about selling. I know, I know, you’re probably weary of investing experts who always want to talk about when to sell. It’s the Great Mystery for novice growth investors and the Prime Directive for veterans.