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Reason why I want of cap gains too is because most of the losses come from holding security for too long or waiting for it to go higher. Second reason why I want to cap my gains is that this strategy could work in bear markets too. I think some of you are right . I would have to cap my...

I would limit the risk with technical and fundamental strategies, and my expectations are only 3% of gain which also contributes to low risk management. By doing your homework (TA and Fundamentals) on a certain stock you will significantly lower your risk, especially if you're expectations are...

Beating the market with Money management techniques. I don't think enough emphasis is dedicated to Money Management techniques and it is easily overlooked what you can do with it to enhance your returns and minimize your risk. I wanted to see what some of the expert think about different...

Does anyone know any free sites where I can find Advisory Sentiment Index. I have tried everywhere with no success. Thanks in advance

Good question actually, but not to worry. I think any time you invest in this company is a good time. just look at their graph since IPO. It is up every year, regardless of the market conditions. I know previous performance is not indicator of how will perform in the future but in this case I am...

What do you guys think of Markel (MKL) for long term? That stock has beaten S&P 500 for every year since going public. If you look at their graph, you'll see that it did well even in bad markets (200-2002) and during Katrina where company (being insurance company) lost lot of money. Some...

This is my first post so be gentle. I am in the process of reading about business/economy cycles, and I was wondering if anyone had any luck with it. I want to start investing but i am not sure if I should invest in regular stocks or ETF's. I have about $1000 every month to spare on...