As much as you can. Every penny you get and can call “yours” should be invested in the stock market – 100% or more in stocks. Forget any defensive safe investing. You are young, you have time on your side so you can go aggressive as you will be able to fix any mistake. Leverage Continue reading →
Making 45% Annually Trading Options Against Dividend Growth Stocks
What is the best money investment at medium risk in 1 year?
If you must be in a stock market, buy the entire index (SPY). Yet, it will diversify you but if we get a selloff, you may not be able to get out. I expect at least 18 additional years of a bull market but that doesn’t mean we will have no corrections on the way Continue reading →
People chasing oil buying USO long term are poised for a rude awakening.
People are jumping in oil (USO) futures these days. Data shows that these buy orders are coming from retail investors (from Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, and similar accounts). People, who are jumping in USO now think that with futures at 2.50 per contract they will become rich long term when oil recovers. But they have it Continue reading →
Is it a good idea to always buy low if you are investing in small stocks, especially if you are a beginner?
If you can correctly identify “low” and a type of a “low” then of course it is a good idea to always buy a low. But how do you know that a “low” in a certain stock is due to bad performance of a company going bankrupt or due to overall market conditions? And how Continue reading →
Should I invest in CDs or annuities?
No, unless you want to waste money. In CDs the interest won’t even beat inflation and your principal will never grow (unlike stocks where you get dividends and growth, with CDs you get poor interest and no growth). Annuities look good on a surface but they in fact deprive you of off the stock market Continue reading →
What is the secret of stock trading to make money all the time?
You need to distinguish between “stock trading” and “stock investing”. Stock investing is easy and you can make a lot of money over time. People tend to over estimate their ability to make money in the stock market in short time (everyone thinks they can get rich quick) but under estimate their ability to get Continue reading →
Is investing in 20-25 stocks really the best form of diversification?
Yes. You can be well diversified even with less stocks. Owning hundreds of stocks will not protect you against systemic risk. If there is a recession and panic, everybody sells everything, then it really doesn’t matter how many stocks you own. And if you want to be protected against a failure of one stocks vs. Continue reading →
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