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The best stock-investment strategy in this bull market has been to keep things simple. No fancy moves — just follow the money and go with the flow.
This can be hard to do if you believe you’re missing out on all the lucrative fun folks have been having with the FANG stocks and today’s other beauty contest winners.
But if you have a long-term horizon, like most investors, consider this: 1) A diversified portfolio needs more than the market’s darlings; 2) a stock doesn’t know you own it and doesn’t care, and 3) you’re more likely to sell as the market nears a bottom and buy near market tops (sell low, buy high), which is to say that timing is everything — and most of us can’t do it.
One bit of timing investors can do successfully is to recognize the difference between a fresh bull market and an older one like this. In mature markets, leadership is narrower and money tends to be showered on the top names. It would be good now to familiarize yourself with other characteristics of a mature stock market, because that’s the climate we’re in and you want to be prepared for any weather.
The raging bull is now an aging bull. So stock investors, respect your elders.
— Jonathan Burton
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Exchange-traded funds remain misunderstood, despite how much has been said about the booming ETF industry, says Deborah Fuhr, London-based co-founder and managing partner for research firm ETFGI.
An ETF pioneer singles out her industry’s biggest challenge
The best strategy of the record-long bull market? Not trying to beat it
It’s been easy to make money in the U.S. stock market over the past several years, which by one accounting stands as the longest bull market in history. However, the best way to make money has also been the simplest: going with the flow.
The best strategy of the record-long bull market? Not trying to beat it
How to invest in a stock market that’s due for a hard landing
It’s time to hunker down in safer market sectors, such as healthcare, writes Vitaliy Katsenelson.
How to invest in a stock market that’s due for a hard landing
Two lessons from Lehman Brothers’ 2008 collapse can save your investments
Stocks can slide quickly, so don’t get carried away by the bull market, writes Mark Hulbert.
Two lessons from Lehman Brothers’ 2008 collapse can save your investments
September is the worst month for stocks — but don’t bet on it
Overconfidence based on market patterns is dangerous, writes Mark Hulbert.
September is the worst month for stocks — but don’t bet on it
How to know if stocks would really crash if Trump were to be impeached
Online prediction markets help investors to make educated forecasts, writes Mark Hulbert.
How to know if stocks would really crash if Trump were to be impeached
Fund managers back away from Amazon as they cut FANG exposure
Stock pickers, broadly speaking, don’t have dazzling track records when it comes to how their choices compare to the overall U.S. stock market. In 2018, however, they’ve been avoiding some of the most high-profile — and most high-flying — names out there, a seemingly contrary bet that has protected them from weakness.
Fund managers back away from Amazon as they cut FANG exposure
How we got to the longest bull run in history
How we got to the longest bull run in history
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