Archive for November, 2008
Posted by Martin
November 30, 2008
Having a [tag]strategy[/tag] in a battlefield was a key to a battle or a war victory. Having a strategy in a [tag]business[/tag] is a key to a success in everyone’s business. People plan their work, vacation and even their family budget (well, some of them). Every morning when we get up, we may start our Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
November 28, 2008
No [tag]new picks[/tag]. There is nothing to buy out there. Existing holdings: 100% CASH Contribution this week: $0 Starting account value = $1,903.78 Account value = $1,809.80 (without margin) Buying power = $1,809.80 [tag]Portfolio Gain/loss[/tag] this week = -4.94% [tag]Portfolio[/tag] Gain/Loss for NOVEMBER 2008 = -5.74% Portfolio Gain/loss since inception = -19.19% [tag]Annual Return[/tag] (CAGR): Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
November 27, 2008
Posted by Martin
November 26, 2008
When the [tag]stock market[/tag] started rocketing last Monday, I was very suspicious about it. I truly wished the [tag]market[/tag] would turn already, finish its bottoming and start moving up, even slowly, carefully, but with confidence. Then I have realized that all this move is based on a fake power. The news that the Government is Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
November 26, 2008
I wrote about [tag]timing the market[/tag] in my previous post to emphasize this approach and to show that it is a [tag]good strategy[/tag], which every [tag]individual investor[/tag] who wants to manage his own [tag]portfolio[/tag] actively and [tag]make money[/tag] consistently should learn and practice as long as he or she becomes a pro. This strategy can Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
November 22, 2008
No [tag]new picks[/tag]. There is nothing to buy out there. Existing holdings: 100% CASH Contribution this week: $0 Starting account value = $1,903.78 Account value = $1,809.80 (without margin) Buying power = $1,809.80 [tag]Portfolio Gain/loss[/tag] this week = -4.94% [tag]Portfolio[/tag] Gain/Loss for NOVEMBER 2008 = -5.74% Portfolio Gain/loss since inception = -19.19% [tag]Annual Return[/tag] (CAGR): Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
November 21, 2008
Here we go, AFAM hit my stop loss and has been sold. 11/21/2008 10:57:50 Sold 10 AFAM @ 38.1306 Now I am 100% in cash and waiting for the market to provide new opportunities. Until then I will be saving money and wait. Subscribe to Hello Suckers today!
Posted by Martin
November 20, 2008
This is the post from Hello Suckers. The stock market sank by 445 points again. Leading [tag]stocks[/tag] such as AFAM headed south pulled by the market without mercy and became a proof that [tag]trading[/tag] against the market is [tag]fools’ play[/tag]. Do not buy any new positions and wait for the market.
Posted by Martin
November 19, 2008
This is the post from Hello Suckers [tag]Dow[/tag] –427.47 -5.07% 7,997.28 [tag]Nasdaq[/tag] -96.85 -6.53% 1,386.42 [tag]S&P[/tag] -52.54 -6.12% 806.58 The [tag]stock market[/tag] suffered another huge [tag]sell-off[/tag] today. Volume was light, however Dow ended below psychological level of 8000 points and erased all gains since April 2003. The path to lower levels is now open. Tomorrow Continue reading →
Posted by Martin
November 15, 2008
This is a post from Hello Suckers. In my previous post of [tag]Investor’s checklist[/tag], I tried to emphasize how an [tag]investor[/tag] can prepare himself for [tag]investing[/tag]. Now (November 2008) we have the best time for such preparation. The [tag]market[/tag] is in correction and nobody knows when this decline stops, so the best to do now Continue reading →
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