The S&P daily chart does not look good for the bulls because it appears that a short-term correction is forthcoming. The S&P 500 has been stuck between 2,100 and 2,200 for quite some time. It has also been forming lower highs since August. The chart does not look particularly encouraging…
Month: October 2016
In Addition to Dogs of the Dow
The Dogs of the Dow strategy is fairly simple. At he beginning of the year, buy equal numbers of the shares of the 10 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial components with the highest dividend yields. Re-balance the portfolio annually, which means, sell the companies that no longer on the…
What Type of an Investor Are You?
What type of an investor are you? A bargain hunter or an aggressive risk taker? Are you an aggressive driver or a defensive one? The type of strategy that is suitable for you depends on your personality and your life situations. If you are not comfortable with risks, it does…
The Time Has Come – Where Does the Market Go from Here?
Everything we have talked about investing in this blog is to make it simple and easy. We all have our day jobs. We all have our loved ones to care about. There’s not much time left for us to time the markets and figure out when to buy and sell….
Debunk the Myth of the Buy and Hold Strategy
You don’t need to trade every day to beat the market. In fact, frequent trades can lower the profitability because the commissions eat away the profits. Your success increases with fewer trades and the longer holding period. The trend tells us that the longer you hold an investment, the better…