Throughout my career, I have often come across those who believe that value investing is a form of market timing. This misconception seems to be based on the notion that since a value investor determines the price above which they are not willing to pay for a stock, that they are in effect timing...
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I have collected a lot of data over the weekend, yet I have decided to sit on most of it for at least another day. The simple fact is that as of this hour, futures are down sharply along with Europe and Asia. The downward slide I projected is ongoing, and the markets look to...
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Introduction There are many people who continue to hold a jaundiced view of stocks because they were traumatized by the last two recessions. Precipitous drops in equity prices drove them to distrust stocks and stock markets. However, I believe that most of the negative sentiment is a function of what I would describe as...
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Introduction: Pessimism Is For Losers I’m inspired to write this article because I am so frustrated by the plethora of all the so-called expert market prognosticators that continuously bombard the public with negative forecasts. I consider this to be both erroneous and irrational. When the markets are doing well, we are immediately inundated with...
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The life boats as you all know have been lowered. At this time, I’m afraid I have to give the official order for those that have not heeded the earlier warnings. ABANDON SHIP! I am listening to a lot of Wall Street pro’s swearing that Armageddon in not upon us. Armageddon? Well of course...
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There’s an old cliché about real estate investing that states that the three cardinal rules are: location- location- location. Clever pundits have borrowed upon this refrain and glibly state that the three most important or cardinal rules of investing are: diversify- diversify- diversify. However, careful analysis will reveal that diversification is a multifaceted concept...
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