Stocks-Mutual-Funds

Common Misconceptions of New Traders
? They think they can turn $1000 into $100,000 in six months. ? They think they can predict turning points in their given markets to within minutes. ? Read more →
Comparisons of Two Cyclical Bull Markets
There are two Market Forecasts this week (also see "Cyclical Bull Market Support Line"). The first chart below is an SPX monthly chart from January 1990 to November 1994 and the second chart is an SPX monthly chart from January 2002 to the present time (June 2006). Read more →
Complacency
During the month of January the Dow Jones Industrial Average, usually referred to as the DOW, had an almost 1,000 point range, most of it down and the average investor has yawned and said 'so what, this has happened many times before'. Read more →
Complacency Indicator
If you haven?t heard of the technical indicator with the stock market symbol VIX it is now time to pay some attention to it. When the number is running low, as it is now, around 15 to 18 it means everyone is happy and thinks the stock market is going to continue up or at least continue on its current path and there is no need to sell anything. Read more →
Considering a Financial Advisor for Your Investments
When it comes to investing money in the stock market, most people assume that they must have a professional handle it for them. This works for many people, while others are able to do a perfect job on their own. Read more →
Consolidating Below Multi-Year Resistance Levels
The first chart below is a Nasdaq weekly chart that shows Nasdaq closed last week at the top of a multi-year rising wedge. Also, Nasdaq closed at 2,227 just below the upper weekly Bollinger Band at 2,228 1/2. Read more →
Consolidating Gains
The sentiment indicators in mid-October suggested most investors were expecting the market to fall further. However, sentiment is a contrarian indicator. Read more →
Constant Value Investing
A recommended investment strategy is that of maintaining a constant value for the stock (or option) that you purchase. For example, you buy 1000 shares of ABC Corp. Read more →
Constructing an All-Weather Mutual Fund Portfolio
Equity mutual funds perform differently in different time periods as investment styles and sectors come in and go out of favor. While screening tools readily provide performance data and make the task of identifying top mutual funds relatively easy, there is more to constructing an all-weather portfolio than screening for the top funds. Read more →
Contrarian Trading Works
Let?s say you want to buy some General Motors stock because you think it is going to go up. Your friend says don?t buy it because he thinks it is going to go down. Read more →

Aphorism

"This Time It's Different" are among the most costly four words in market history (March 1994)

John Templeton


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