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I stopped reading when the author said everyone wants stocks to go up. You can make money no matter what direction the market goes. A brief skim of the rest of
by karanbhangui 16y ago
I stopped reading when the author said everyone wants stocks to go up. You can make money no matter what direction the market goes. A brief skim of the rest of the article finds similar errors. The OP doesn't seem to understand the basics of asset allocation and diversity.
- FreeRadical 16y agoOr dividend income
- revorad 16y agoWhat stocks are paying good dividends now (or likely to in the future)? (honest question)
- larrykubin 16y agoVerizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) have been paying > 6 percent dividends.
- Symmetry 16y agoGenerally, any company that is doing ok and isn't trying to expand quickly.
- whakojacko 16y agokeep up on this blog: http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/ http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/
- jodrellblank 16y agoBP were until the gulf oil leak, and might go back to doing so.
- fanboy123 16y agotechnically he said people buy stocks because they think stocks will increase in value. it is an useless/obvious observation but different from what you stated. like cuban i do wonder why individuals think they can beat the market. well connected and well capitalized groups have access to far more information than is publicly available. with the rise of hft and the like not only are you under attack by players who understand the fundamentals better but also by people who can game the exchange platforms themselves.
- yoseph 16y agoI agree the odds are stacked against the individual investor. However, I'm an individual investor who consistently beats the market. I don't do anything special. I just follow the tenets of value investing. IMHO, this is the only way to invest as an individual. Otherwise, stick your money in an index fund and hope for the best.