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Market Commentary – Bear Market Far from Over

Below is more commentary from another investing firm (Comstock Partners, Inc.) on the recent market turmoil. The market erroneously assumed that the recovery would follow the pattern of typical post-war expansions and rallied strongly from the early 2009 bottom to … Continue reading

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Learning How to Invest the Right Way

Learning how to invest is not just about buying and selling stocks. On my website, I mention several times that investing is an entire process, with trading (i.e. buying and selling) just one small piece. To that end, I laid … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Invest-Safely.com

Invest-Safely.com turns 2 years old today. I can’t believe two years have passed since the site first went live (almost 3 years since the initial framework was laid out!). Progress has come in fits and starts, and I feel like … Continue reading

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The 7 Laws of Investing

James Montier (Behavioral Investing Blog and member of GMO’s asset allocation team) recently listed his thoughts on a set of principles for investing, via a guest post over at The Big Picture. Although the “laws” are different than the Principles … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day: Jim Sarni

“We are just plagued today with the lack of long-term trends, and it’s because of people reacting to the issues of the day. You get long-term investors trying to anticipate what hedge funds are going to do-and not do-so they … Continue reading

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Always Invest with a Plan

A good bit of advice from Barry Ritholtz over at The Big Picture, regarding how to invest during a crisis: The time to look for the emergency aisles and where the exits are located is before takeoff, not after the … Continue reading

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Rule-Based Investing Saves the Day

Right now, the market has been in an uptrend for almost two years. Statistically speaking, the rally is one of the longest uptrends on record. So it is only natural for people to begin questioning “when will we see a … Continue reading

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