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Daily Archives: November 3, 2008

How to Take Advantage of the Next Bull Market

November 3, 2008
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Here’s another question I received recently. Again, feel free send us any questions you have and keep checking back to see them get answered. Question: I’ve waited patiently for a new bull market.  Once it arrives, what’s the best way to take advantage of it?  Should I become fully invested immediately?  Buy leveraged ETFs?  A mixture of both? Answer: There is no one perfect way to play the market … but the key is to have a game plan going in.  For my part, I’m a big fan of taking things slow. I know most investors, especially if they’ve...

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More on Stocks and Living Cheaply

November 3, 2008
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There are some great articles about stocks here and a lot of interesting tips for living cheaply here. Enjoy!

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Short Stocks in This Market?

November 3, 2008
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Here’s another question I received recently. Again, feel free send us any questions you have and keep checking back to see them get answered. Question: What are some prudent ways of shorting stocks if this downtrend continues? Answer: Shorting is more difficult than buying for one main reason–fear is a more intense emotion than greed, and thus, drops tend to happen more quickly than rises.  That means your timing on short sales must be more precise than your timing on long investments. Still, shorting can be done profitably.  The keys are: To short past leaders that had huge upmoves,...

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