Every investment choice is a compromise. Either you accept high risks in the hope of high gains, or you dial back your expectations and accept relatively small returns in exchange for increased safety.
I don’t think there are any exceptions to this rule. None. And if there were, I’m betting that the SEC would probably want [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Charts'
Mindray Medical: Great Name, Good Stock
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Charts, Earnings, Economy, Education, Emerging Markets, Growth Investing, Investing, Stocks
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The Great Bull Market of 2009 and a Great Growth Stock
September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Cabot, Charts, Emerging Markets, Growth Investing, Investing, Stocks
Now, a confession. On any given day, I don’t know the level of the Dow, or the level of the Nasdaq or the price of any stock I’m following. I simply don’t remember prices. But I do remember trends very clearly, and I can say with great certainty that today’s stock market is as strong [...]
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The Longer the Base the Longer the Race
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Charts, Education, Growth Investing, Investing, Market Timing, Stock Market
Now back to the market. As most of you know, I use charts on a daily basis, but I hesitate to call myself a technician. Technicians, or technical analysts, rely heavily–sometimes exclusively–on charts to find stocks to buy and tell them when to sell. And they usually look for certain patterns–triangles, coils, pennants, ascending structures, [...]
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Cars for Clunkers and a Potential Long-Term Winner
August 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cabot, Charts, Economy, Education, Emerging Markets, Green, Investing, Stocks
Last year, after much soul-searching, I decided to trade in my trusty 1998 Toyota Avalon in favor of a smaller, better-for-the-environment car. I’d put about 150,000 miles on the Avalon and she was beginning to seem a bit worse for the wear.
I traded in my Avalon for a 2009 Toyota Matrix, a car I’d been [...]
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Crocs (CROX) and Lessons Learned
July 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Cabot, Charts, Earnings, Education, Growth Investing, Investing, Stocks
Believe it or not, when it comes to investing, I’m not a big reader of news and opinion pieces–I prefer to listen to the market itself. I usually check the headlines but that’s about it. (Company-specific news is different; I do check the news on all my stocks each day, just to know what’s going [...]
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