Lynch and Buffet methods can pose serious threats to the average investor
The investment strategies of Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett
were created with the set of knowledge and experience unique
to Peter Lynch and Warren Buffet. What has worked for them may
not necessarily work for the average investor.
[December 16 2005]
Investment management - Income portfolios
You don’t have to be a professional Investment Manager to
professionally manage your investment portfolio, but you do
need to have a long term plan and know something about Asset
Allocation… a portfolio organization tool that is often
misunderstood and almost always improperly used within the
financial community. Remember, your unhappiness is Wall
Street’s most coveted asset. Don’t humor them.
[December 02 2005]
Profitability of short selling
Only a handful of studies have looked at returns on short
selling. Of these studies, most demonstrate that this
investment strategy, as applied in the American markets, is a
profitable one.
[November 25 2005]
Why small caps are more profitable than big caps
Some researchers have proposed an extremely interesting
explanation for this phenomenon related to accessibility of
information on a company. The suggestion of a correlation
between the size of stock and the difficulty obtaining
information on it is, in my opinion, one of the most
intriguing insights to date.
[November 23 2005]
Income investing: selecting the right stuff
When is 3 percent better than 6 percent? Higher Interest Rates
are good for investors, even better than lower rates.
Selecting the right securities to take advantage of the
interest rate cycle is not particularly difficult, but it does
require a change in focus.
[November 17 2005]
Understanding fixed income securities: expectations
Wall Street pumps out products and Investment Experts rationalize
strategies that cloud the simple rules governing the behavior of what
should be an investor’s retirement blankie. The investment gods have
spoken: "The market price of Fixed Income Securities shall vary
inversely with Interest Rates, both actual and anticipated... and it is
good."
[November 10 2005]
Finding bargains among dividend stocks
Geraldine Weiss doesn’t hesitate to use basic principles of technical
analysis in her investment strategy, and she particularly favours the
use of charts to obtain a good overview of a stock’s behaviour in the
market.
[November 09 2005]
Déjà vu, all over again (and again...)
Market Corrections can be good for the wallet! Corrections are part of the
normal "shock market" menu, and can be brought about by either
bad news or good news. If you don’t love corrections (and deal with them
like visiting relatives) you really don’t understand the financial
markets. Don’t be insulted, it seems as though very few financial
professionals want you to see it this way.
[October 13 2005]
Dealing with market corrections: ten dos and don'ts
A correction is a beautiful thing, simply the flip side of a rally, big or
small. As long your cash flow continues unabated, the change in market
value is merely a perceptual issue.
[October 04 2005]
