Every few months I like to put together a frequently asked questions issue of Cabot Wealth Advisory, and I try to do it at a time when the market is even more confusing, volatile and frustrating than normal. So now is the perfect time!
I’m attempting to hit on a few common questions (and, usually, [...]

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Two weeks ago, many of our Cabot Wealth Advisory readers kindly filled out a survey and, in doing so, asked several great investing questions, some of which I’m going to tackle today. Please feel free to send us any other questions, comments or suggestions you might have in the comments section below.
Question: What are some [...]

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Today I’m bringing you a Q&A with Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter Editor J. Royden Ward. You haven’t heard from him in a while, so I wanted to bring you up to speed on his latest thinking about what happened in 2008 and where he sees the stock market and value stocks headed in 2009 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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