Agree with the author that things are definitely nuts. This does not feel like a real stock market rally to me, but more like an artificially induced levitation trick performed by Fed policies. It is definitely wise not to be fully invested in the stock market, and to keep enough cash on the side to take advantage of the substantial stock market correction when it occurs.
What Will $2 Million Get You In Retirement? [View article]
"My favorite way to reduce volatility while maintaining reasonable levels of return is to buy high-quality dividend paying stocks that have a history of raising their dividends over time," the author writes. This is definitely a good investment strategy for income in retirement. I would only add that returns will be greater if these stocks are purchased when they are cheap. A 2 million dollar portfolio of high quality dividend paying stocks should produce dividends of between $40,000 and $80,000 a year.
Why Would I Not Sell Dividend Stocks Even After A 1000% Gain? [View article]
I personally would not sell my dividend stocks after a 1000% gain. My mentor as far as stock market investing, who also happens to be my mother born in 1921, achieved a 20,000% gain in her dividend stock portfolio in 40 years. The bottom line: you can make some serious money if you buy the right dividend stocks when they are cheap and then never sell them.
What If Long-Term Dividend Investors Buy Before A Crash? [View article]
If a long-term dividend investor buys before a crash, he should lower his average purchase price by buying on the way down. I try to avoid buying before a crash if at all possible. How do I do this? I begin buying after the market has started to crash and continue to buy as prices get lower and lower.
Investing In Increased Tattoo Removal With Cynosure [View article]
Extremely intrigued with Cynosure for a number of reasons. I have noticed that young people are increasingly getting tattoos. Trust me, when these young people start getting old and saggy they will regret their decision. My only hesitation with Cynosure is that the PE ratio is 32. I prefer a PE ratio of 20 or lower. I am putting Cynosure on my watchlist and would consider a purchase when the PE ratio dropped to 20.
The Young And Restless Retirement Portfolio: Stay The Course [View article]
Your articles are always interesting, Regarded Solutions, but I have a different portfolio for "the Young and the Restless." Here it is: Philip Morris, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Abbott Labs, Abbvie, Johnson and Johnson, General Electric, Proctor and Gamble, Exxon, Amphenol, Disney, Automatic Data Processing and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. I suppose instead of calling it "the young and the restless" portfolio, you could call it the "old and the tired" portfolio, but over the long haul, it will make more money, especially if these stocks are purchased when they are cheap and then never sold.
Google is a terrific stock to own for the long term. I wish I could turn back the clock and buy it for $100 when it went public. However, during the past 52 weeks the price of Google has ranged from 556 to 888. The price is currently 887. If the price of Google ever went back down to 556, I might consider buying it. Would I buy Google right now? No. Would I buy any stocks right now? No. The market is too high.
Blackrock: My Preferred Way To Play Rising Markets [View article]
Hate, hate, hate, hate mutual funds, but LOVE the companies that sell them, particularly Franklin Resources. However, now is not the time to buy Franklin Resources or any other stocks for that matter. The stock market keeps hitting all time highs. Better to buy when the stock market is low. Remember March 9, 2009? That was the time to buy.
Procter & Gamble - A Dividend Stock To Hold Forever [View article]
In response to David Crosetti's remarks about Warren Buffett, I can only say that it is smart to try to emulate people who have been outstandingly successful. What I have learned from Warren Buffett is to buy high quality stocks with durable competitive advantages when the stocks are cheap and then to never sell them. Grace Groner did this by buying Abbott Labs in 1934 for $180 dollars. 75 years later it was worth 7 million. Grace Groner intuitively understood Warren Buffett's investment philosophy.
Procter & Gamble - A Dividend Stock To Hold Forever [View article]
Dividend Growth Investor, you are correct, Proctor and Gamble is definitely a buy and hold forever stock. The only question is when to buy it. I may consider buying Proctor and Gamble after the stock market has undergone a correction of at least twenty percent. It is not a good idea to buy even the best stocks when the stock market keeps hitting all time highs. The time to buy is during a major stock market correction. Buy the Dividend Aristocrats during major stock market corrections and then never sell them. That is the recipe for success.
Afraid You've Been Too Conservative And Missed The Market? [View article]
Agree with many of the author's statements. Afraid you've been too conservative and missed the market? Don't worry. Be happy. Here's why. When the stock market undergoes a major correction, you will have the opportunity to buy stocks at much lower prices than they are today. And the next major stock market correction, in my opinion, will be reminiscent of the corrections in 2002 and 2008. Then it will be time to back up the truck and load up on the stocks that you failed to buy during the current stock market rally.
Escape Strategies For When The Stock Market Starts To Burn [View article]
In response to the two comments made by Heliopios on this article, I can only say that when I was a young investor in my 20's, I didn't have the slightest clue about investing and economics, either. But now that I am in my 50's, I am relatively good at investing. So there is always hope for you, Heliopios.
So, Mr. Dimon, I have heard that you are threatening to leave JP Morgan if you are stripped of the Chairman role. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out. There may be a job opening for you at Wells Fargo.
Escape Strategies For When The Stock Market Starts To Burn [View article]
"Hopefully it never comes to a point where stocks are suddenly overrun with panic," the author writes. An investor needs to prepare for every possible situation. If the stock market ever took a significant dive, I would hold the stocks I own (I never sell), but I would add to existing positions the lower the stock market fell. Think of it this way, Exxon is now about 90 dollars a share. Wouldn't it be great to be able to be able to buy more Exxon at 45 dollars a share?
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