Speaking of being better off waiting, I also wanted to touch on something that hurts many investors, especially in this type of environment.  That something is the ability to do … nothing.  That’s right!
It’s hard for most investors to do nothing because, let’s face it, in life, success is usually defined as the ability to [...]

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I wanted to write briefly about getting started in chart reading.  I’ve found that most investors make a few mistakes early on that can be easily avoided.
The first mistake is that some investors try to become jacks of all trades … and end up being masters of none.  What I mean is that novices will [...]

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One topic I like to write about every few months (partly to remind myself) is the principle that, in the stock market, early is not always better.  Of course, this is the opposite of the usual wisdom (the early bird catches the worm, and so on), and it also doesn’t jibe with most investors who [...]

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So what is the market saying today?
In my opinion, it’s saying that the downward market phase that began six weeks ago with worries about Greece, and that accelerated as the BP oil spill worsened, is over.  The bad news has done its job, raising the level of fear in the market while correcting numerous overbought [...]

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In this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video, Cabot Market Letter Editor Mike Cintolo says that after two months of correcting and consolidating, the market is showing some signs that it wants to turn the corner. Stocks discussed include Ctrip.com (CTRP), Netflix (NFLX), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Salesforce.com (CRM) and Dolby Labs (DLB).
Watch the video here!

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