brotherj5's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/257401/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/94300/comments?source=feed#comment-247587 247587 I disagree with your conclusion unless you are a short term "investor" (speculator is more app imo). If I can grossly generalize, long term investors should buy when the market is going down and sell (way into the future) when the market is going up. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective) most people who think of themselves as investors do what you suggest, which is to panic sell when the market is falling and buy once the market has already approached a peak, thereby absolutely minimizing their return (or in many cases realizing a negative return). But investing implies risk, and there is no perfect strategy as no one can truly know what is going to happen tomorrow, next month, next year or next decade. ]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:35:38 -0400 I disagree with your conclusion unless you are a short term "investor" (speculator is more app imo). If I can grossly generalize, long term investors should buy when the market is going down and sell (way into the future) when the market is going up. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective) most people who think of themselves as investors do what you suggest, which is to panic sell when the market is falling and buy once the market has already approached a peak, thereby absolutely minimizing their return (or in many cases realizing a negative return). But investing implies risk, and there is no perfect strategy as no one can truly know what is going to happen tomorrow, next month, next year or next decade. ]]>