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Not the right attitude to have. Think positive. Why do you feel your trade will fail even before you put it on? You seem to be satisfied with your strategy, so why all of the negativity? BTW, what exactly is your strategy?

Sounds like you know this from experience. :D

Link? The reason I ask is because I can't seem to fathom why the government would want to do this... Curbing economic activity? Why does the Chinese government care if people are too bullish on the economy?

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Investors should seriously look into Canadian banks. Mark to market is still in effect in Canada and always has been. Banks here are <b>reporting increased profits over last year as well as reducing provisions for loan losses</b>. For those interested, check out Bank of Montreal's (BMO.TO) Q3...

It all depends on your desired risk/reward. As you said, diversification decreases your risk exposure (due to bankruptcies, sector rotation etc.) but limits your potential reward. On the other hand, employing capital in concentrated areas increases the risk but also increases the potential...

I am not seeing any inflation at all let alone inflation on the scale of Germany's economy after the war.

For argument sake, let's assume housing HAS turned the corner (whether you personally believe it has or not is irrelevant). Where would you be putting your money to capitalize? (except real estate due to the illiquidity).

That is obvious. I'm looking for something much more liquid than real estate...

Good article. The validity of complaints is increased with specific examples like that.

VERY bullish indeed. Home price stabilization is key to get the consumer spending again. The question is, how can we best play the resurgence of home prices?

Indeed. We must take the positives out of every thread!

Smart move IMO. At least take some off the table.

Simple answer to a simple question. If you want to decrease your exposure and lock in gains, why don't you sell a portion of your position? 1/2, 1/3, 1/4...whatever you like. This is the best and simplest way to decrease exposure, while letting the rest run if the stock continues to strive.

The same question gets asked every recession. And job growth always ensues.

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Welcome to ET Mach. Unfortunately there are no definitive answers to your questions. If there were, we'd all be rich as hell.

What exactly are you looking for here? A recommendation on when to exit? You haven't even posted what stock you are talking about.

BP gives you about a 6.5% cushion if you are concerned about falling prices.

Invest in oil and you will no longer complain about higher gas prices. Why is it going up? Who cares. But it is. So buy and be happy. Just make sure to be diligent and get out at the first sign of a collapse (IF a collapse happens).