Cecil

'Buy and Hold' Is Alive and Well

You make some good points in this article, but I don't see how you can conclude that buy and hold is alive and well. What would you say to the people who bought stocks 11 years ago, and have absolutely nothing to show for it?

The People's Republic of America?

aoxomoxoa:

Thank you for being honest and spewing your gutteral hatred for Obama. Let me take a wild guess... you're an overweight, middle-aged white guy, right? People like you give the republican party the reputation that it enjoys today- yesterday's news.

Analyzing Business Cycles: It's All in the Timing

Very interesting, and very important for investors to understand and keep in mind. Too little attention is paid to this concept, which you call timing, but I call maintaining contextual awareness. No investment decision should ever be made in a vacuum. What seems like an ironclad bet today may turn out to be a disaster if you get the context wrong.

Active vs. Passive Investing: There's No Real Choice

This article starts out well enough, but veers sharply off course and ends up in some kind of bizzaro-world of alpha rats and 30 year puts. Could you just come up with a theme, and stick to it? It would be so much more interesting for the reader!