There is something very powerful about the stock market. Something no human being can really explain or can truly understand. No matter how low the stock market goes, it always bounces back! It Was The End of The World… 5 Years Ago! Do you remember your summer of 2008? I certainly do! It was part of my first “real life” experience when the market suffered from a correction. The word “correction” is pretty small in this case. I could have used the …
You Are Poorer Than You Think
If you live in Canada, you probably heard about ScotiaBank's catchy line you are richer than you think. They imply that they can improve your financial situation so you can have a stronger balance sheet. If I was a competitor, I would come up with the opposite line: You Are Poorer Than You Think. If you think of all the fees and transaction costs you pay to have your portfolio managed by someone else, you are truly poorer than you think. I totally understand that …
Technical Analysis – Is it Good or Bad? What’s in it for Me?
If you have been following me for a while, you know that I’m not too much of a technician. I like the fundamental approach and make good use of timing in sector while investing through asset allocation. When it’s time to talk about technical analysis, I’m not quite sure what to think about it. As for my personal use, I simply consider technical analysis when I’m about to buy a stock. I check a free report called Trend Analysis giving me a few indicators with a …
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All You Need To Know About Selling Your Stocks
Should you sell a loser? When should you sell a winner? These are probably the two hardest questions to answer for any investor. When you make money, you think you can make more. When you lose money, you tell yourself it’s only a paper loss and the stock will go back up. Your brain has to fight with strong emotions and often loses track of the real reason behind selling a stock. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article asking you what your #1 investing …
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How Spending Cuts Will Hit Your Portfolio
The real threat to our economy is how fast wallets are closing There is one thing worrying me about the economy these days. It’s not the fact that China is having problems taking a second breath between economic sprints. It’s not Europe and their big fat debt they keep feeding like an overweight cat. Nope, what bothers me about the economy right now is the possibility of seeing all these wallets closing at the same time. The only thing that can kill …
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The First Step in Stock Valuation
This is a guest post written by Dan Mac. Dan writes about investing in dividend growth stocks at his site Dividend Growth Stock Investing. Dan recently released his Free Dividend Growth Investing Guide. I often read investment articles discussing stocks of different companies worthy of investing in. Usually the author will give an opinion about the current valuation of the company. Is it over, under or fair valued? Many times these opinions will be given without …
