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S&P 500 is Down 30%: You See Risk I See Opportunity! 

S&P 500 Introduction 2022 has been a bad year price-wise for the stock market as measured by the S&P 500. However, I contend that is not enough to simply know that the market is down, it is even more important to know why. Nevertheless, as you read this my guess would be that several thoughts …

How Do I Know The Best Time To Sell A Stock

Introduction The sell decision appears to be the most difficult decision that common stock investors must make.  Many have told me that they are frustrated because everyone tells them when to buy, but nobody ever tells them when to sell.  Therefore, with this video I will provide my perspectives on when investors should sell a …

Value Investing Requires Intelligent Patience

Introduction After working with investors for more than 50 years, I have learned many things about human nature. Especially when it comes to people’s money. Value Investing Requires Intelligent Patience. Perhaps the most vivid lesson I have learned is that most people lack the ability to apply intelligent patience to their investment portfolios. In other …

What To Do Before The Tech Bubble Bursts

Introduction For the last year or two big tech has been hot, so has new tech.  Before the tech bubble bursts, for prudence sake, it might be time to take a little money off the table.  No one can time the market, and the bubble has risen far further and for a lot longer than …

Apple, Microsoft, Visa: Crazy Or Crazy Like A Fox

Introduction There are technical distinctions between investing versus speculating. Nevertheless, both concepts are often thought about or utilized interchangeably. Moreover, there are nuanced distinctions between a rational or well-thought-out speculation versus outright gambling. In the former, there may be logical realities that support speculation when circumstances are in your favor. However, with gambling, the odds …

Passive and Buy-And-Hold Investing Don’t Work Unless!

Introduction Legendary investor and mentor to many investing greats Benjamin Graham once aptly stated that: “investing is most intelligent when it is most businesslike.”  Personally, I agree which is why I refer to what I personally adhere to and practice with my own investing as “business perspective investing.”  Stated more directly, I do not believe …