Comments on: The end of buy and hold? http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/ Everything to do with thickening your wallet by entrepreneur turned President of an Investment Company Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:17:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chad @ Sentient Money http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18193 Chad @ Sentient Money Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:34:52 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18193 Following any one specific strategy "buy and hold", "day trading", "Dogs of the Dow", etc. will always get you into trouble at some point. The best investors are able to adapt and take advantage of whatever environment they are in. Being stuck in your ways is the worst thing you can do as investor, but the hardest thing not to do as a human being. Following any one specific strategy “buy and hold”, “day trading”, “Dogs of the Dow”, etc. will always get you into trouble at some point. The best investors are able to adapt and take advantage of whatever environment they are in. Being stuck in your ways is the worst thing you can do as investor, but the hardest thing not to do as a human being.

]]> By: Rhonda Sherwood http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18189 Rhonda Sherwood Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:48:24 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18189 It is important as a client to understand why your advisor or any advisor is recommending that you change your investment process & holdings. There is a lot of desperation out there right now to make money and so hidden agendas will be rampant. Clients need to be extra cautious and do a bit more homework before making any decisions. It is important as a client to understand why your advisor or any advisor is recommending that you change your investment process & holdings. There is a lot of desperation out there right now to make money and so hidden agendas will be rampant. Clients need to be extra cautious and do a bit more homework before making any decisions.

]]> By: Brian http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18188 Brian Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:26:02 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18188 Over the long term its difficult to: 1. successfully time the market 2. successfully pick winning stocks but what we can do as investors is keep our costs down. This naturally leads me to strategies like "buy and hold" indexing. Over the long term its difficult to:
1. successfully time the market
2. successfully pick winning stocks

but what we can do as investors is keep our costs down. This naturally leads me to strategies like “buy and hold” indexing.

]]> By: Jay Currie http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18186 Jay Currie Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:27:16 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18186 The strange thing is that given how badly beaten up the markets have been, if you are selective and do your own due diligence, there is every reason to believe buy and hold is exactly the right strategy right now. If you look at the TSX and TSX-V good companies with real cash flows are seeing 75-90% off their highs. If you stay focused and research hard you will find companies which control solid resources and which will rise quickly as this recession gradually ends. Make sure they have plenty of cash and no debt. The strange thing is that given how badly beaten up the markets have been, if you are selective and do your own due diligence, there is every reason to believe buy and hold is exactly the right strategy right now.

If you look at the TSX and TSX-V good companies with real cash flows are seeing 75-90% off their highs. If you stay focused and research hard you will find companies which control solid resources and which will rise quickly as this recession gradually ends.

Make sure they have plenty of cash and no debt.

]]> By: Dividend Growth Investor http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18185 Dividend Growth Investor Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:13:36 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18185 Theoretically you could use certain mutual funds in a tax defered account at places such as RYDEX to get in/out of certain indexes and sectors. However you need to have a killer sense for market action. Theoretically you could use certain mutual funds in a tax defered account at places such as RYDEX to get in/out of certain indexes and sectors. However you need to have a killer sense for market action.

]]> By: Is there anything better? http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18184 Is there anything better? Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:45:24 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18184 [...] wondering if they should abandon stocks, then, as Thicken My Wallet pointed out in a recent post, investors need to find a better asset class than the one they are abandoning. Which raises the question: Is there any asset class better than [...] [...] wondering if they should abandon stocks, then, as Thicken My Wallet pointed out in a recent post, investors need to find a better asset class than the one they are abandoning. Which raises the question: Is there any asset class better than [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18180 admin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:10:40 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18180 I didn't write this in the post but remember how everyone became a day trader in the late 90's? How many people do that anymore? History has a way of repeating itself. I suspect the move away from buy and hold will die the same death as it did a decade ago. I didn’t write this in the post but remember how everyone became a day trader in the late 90′s? How many people do that anymore?

History has a way of repeating itself. I suspect the move away from buy and hold will die the same death as it did a decade ago.

]]> By: the weakonomist http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18179 the weakonomist Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:52:50 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18179 The only reason they pretend to have better investing plans is because they get a cut of every transaction. They'll BS any kind of strategy to get you from passive to active. What I tell people who pretend to be good traders is to start a hedge fund if they're so confident. If you're good enough, plenty of people will give you their money. If not, you're full of it. The only reason they pretend to have better investing plans is because they get a cut of every transaction. They’ll BS any kind of strategy to get you from passive to active.

What I tell people who pretend to be good traders is to start a hedge fund if they’re so confident. If you’re good enough, plenty of people will give you their money. If not, you’re full of it.

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/03/04/the-end-of-buy-and-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-18178 Canadian Capitalist Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:17:33 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=780#comment-18178 Great post! You can count on the financial services industry to play on investors fear (or greed in more exuberant times) and tempt them to try a Hail Mary pass. Investors should keep in mind that a Hail Mary rarely works. Great post! You can count on the financial services industry to play on investors fear (or greed in more exuberant times) and tempt them to try a Hail Mary pass. Investors should keep in mind that a Hail Mary rarely works.

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