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  • I have received countless e-mails and phone calls from individuals who have been led astray by brokers, financial planners and others using buy-and-hold and dollar cost averaging. Stories abound of retirees having to go back to work just because someone told them that "the market can't go any lower" or "let's dollar cost average."

    Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses

    Posted on February 7, 2012 | 1 Comment
    I have received countless e-mails and phone calls from individuals who have been led astray by brokers, financial planners and others using buy-and-hold and dollar cost averaging. Stories abound of retirees having to go back to work just because someone told them that "the market can't go any lower" or "let's dollar cost average."

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  • In the initial stages of a bull market, it's the fear of the unknown that keep the masses out of an asset class. They think to themselves, "Yes. I can see it's cheap. I can see the fundamentals stack up. But what if, blah blah blah. Why is no one buying it? There must be something wrong with it. Best to steer clear."

    Investor Psychology

    Posted on May 7, 2011 | No Comments
    In the initial stages of a bull market, it's the fear of the unknown that keep the masses out of an asset class. They think to themselves, "Yes. I can see it's cheap. I can see the fundamentals stack up. But what if, blah blah blah. Why is no one buying it? There must be something wrong with it. Best to steer clear."

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  • With that description of smart money, the next logical question to ask is, what are they looking at now? To answer that question, understand the time horizon they have in mind. They’re not looking at next week or next month like a trader would, nor so far out that it will take the rest of their life to realize a profit. The smart money is looking at the likely trends over the next few years.

    Are You Smart Money?

    Posted on April 29, 2011 | No Comments
    With that description of smart money, the next logical question to ask is, what are they looking at now? To answer that question, understand the time horizon they have in mind. They’re not looking at next week or next month like a trader would, nor so far out that it will take the rest of their life to realize a profit. The smart money is looking at the likely trends over the next few years.

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  • About 99% of people who buy stock think about how much it is going to go up. Very few ask their broker where to sell if it goes down. Furthermore when it does go up how do you take you profit? How do you protect that hummer if it has been bought at $10 and starts up steadily going to 40 or higher? Has your broker ever mentioned a trailing stop loss? Probably not. The same technique applies to mutual funds.

    The Best Thing I Ever Learned About Investing

    Posted on April 19, 2011 | No Comments
    About 99% of people who buy stock think about how much it is going to go up. Very few ask their broker where to sell if it goes down. Furthermore when it does go up how do you take you profit? How do you protect that hummer if it has been bought at $10 and starts up steadily going to 40 or higher? Has your broker ever mentioned a trailing stop loss? Probably not. The same technique applies to mutual funds.

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  • These companies advocate a stubborn Buy & Hold philosophy despite the devastating effects that approach had on investors' portfolios during the recent bear market. Performance is immaterial to them-they want your money in their fund whether it's going up or down.

    How to beat the mutual fund companies at their own game

    Posted on March 1, 2011 | No Comments
    These companies advocate a stubborn Buy & Hold philosophy despite the devastating effects that approach had on investors' portfolios during the recent bear market. Performance is immaterial to them-they want your money in their fund whether it's going up or down.

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  • With the evidence overwhelmingly in favor of passive investing for the long-term, why won’t more advisors admit these facts and shift their focus to advising clients on the benefits of index investing rather than making believe they’re market gurus or trying to pick those who are? One reason – there’s a lot more money to be made by keeping the lie alive.

    5 Lies About Index Fund

    Posted on February 16, 2011 | No Comments
    With the evidence overwhelmingly in favor of passive investing for the long-term, why won’t more advisors admit these facts and shift their focus to advising clients on the benefits of index investing rather than making believe they’re market gurus or trying to pick those who are? One reason – there’s a lot more money to be made by keeping the lie alive.

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  • The moral of the story is to look past the surface and don't take any numbers thrown at you at face value. Remember, most people returning from a weekend in Las Vegas will shout about their winnings and mumble about their losses.

    Lies, Damn Lies and Mutual Fund Returns

    Posted on February 16, 2011 | No Comments
    The moral of the story is to look past the surface and don't take any numbers thrown at you at face value. Remember, most people returning from a weekend in Las Vegas will shout about their winnings and mumble about their losses.

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  • Investors and brokers believe you have been taught that you have to “buy it right”. Any fool can buy. Without the added five words he will go broke. Anyone who has been successfully trading, any professional floor trader will tell you the five key words that go along with every trade which is the secret of financial success prior to every transaction.

    Winning Five Words

    Posted on February 15, 2011 | No Comments
    Investors and brokers believe you have been taught that you have to “buy it right”. Any fool can buy. Without the added five words he will go broke. Anyone who has been successfully trading, any professional floor trader will tell you the five key words that go along with every trade which is the secret of financial success prior to every transaction.

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  • The major complaint with investors is they don’t know when to sell so they can keep their profits and not give them back. Of course, that is why investors give their money to others to manage. No fund should ever lose large sums of money. Any loss more than 10 or 15% means the fund manager does not understand risk management. Investors should never have their money with this type of manager

    Mutual Funds Are Dead – But They Don’t Know It

    Posted on January 20, 2011 | No Comments
    The major complaint with investors is they don’t know when to sell so they can keep their profits and not give them back. Of course, that is why investors give their money to others to manage. No fund should ever lose large sums of money. Any loss more than 10 or 15% means the fund manager does not understand risk management. Investors should never have their money with this type of manager

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  • The big problem with this for mutual fund investors is that all the experts are recommending different funds. It might be one thing if experts had a solid basis for their perspective. If they did, then you would think their recommendations would line up and they'd all be touting the same thing. But they don't and they aren't. Oh sure, each one of them can make a good case for their pick. But so can the next "expert." And usually both of them won't be right (if either of them is). So, where's the value in this for you? Beats me.

    Your Worst Enemy to Successful Investing – the Media

    Posted on December 13, 2010 | No Comments
    The big problem with this for mutual fund investors is that all the experts are recommending different funds. It might be one thing if experts had a solid basis for their perspective. If they did, then you would think their recommendations would line up and they'd all be touting the same thing. But they don't and they aren't. Oh sure, each one of them can make a good case for their pick. But so can the next "expert." And usually both of them won't be right (if either of them is). So, where's the value in this for you? Beats me.

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