Over the weekend, I received an e-mail from a listener in Japan. He listens to Prudent Money via the daily podcasts. He was asking me about an investment trading strategy that he had some success using. He asked me if it were a zero sum game if he was making money while everyone else lost.
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Investors will need to Learn Strategy versus Buying and Holding
Posted in Investing, tagged "Financial Armageddon" blog, bear market, Bob Brooks, Congressional Budget Office, debt, Deceptive Money, Investment, Market Update, Michael Panzner, President Geroge W. Bush, Prudent Money, Strategy, The Peterson Foundation on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Chance (in the short-term) for the Bears
Posted in Investing, Stock Market, tagged 401(k) plan, Bob Brooks, money, Prudent Money, Risk, Stock Market, stock market rallies, stock-based mutual funds, stocks on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Part 1 of a series on how to use this daily stock market outlook
I won’t deny it, last week was a big week for the bulls. Last week finished the best 4 week rally in the stock market since 1933. Typically when markets go through these big rallies, the stock market will go through a [...]
Hope is not an Investment
Posted in Investing, Unemployment, tagged bear market, Bear Market Rally, Bob Brooks, Government, Prudent Money, Risk, Stock Market, Unemployment, unemployment rate on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“New Signs Emerge That the Worst is Over”
“Investors hope that the worst is behind us”
Give one good bear market rally and all of the problems in the world are fixed. This morning highlights the risk that plagues this economy and the stock market. Hope is what you have when you pull the handle on the [...]
Agenda is Dangerous for your Investments
Posted in Investing, tagged Stock Market, Bob Brooks, Prudent Money, Bear Market Rally, stock market rally, Wall Street, Government, GM on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
News that came out over the weekend underscores why you cannot trust anything that comes from companies or the Government. Wasn’t it just a few weeks ago that everyone was getting giddy over GM’s then-CEO Rick Wagoner’s comments about not needing any money from the Government and that everything is going just fine?
In a recent [...]
Question about Price Levels
Posted in Investing, Price Levels, tagged Bob Brooks, ETF, Price Levels, Prudent Money, Risk, Stock Market, stocks on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is not to be taken as advice. This is a discussion on price levels and for educational purposes only. There is no sure fire way to manage risk. It is a process.
Bob,
You’ve given us 3 price levels to watch. What should an investor’s reaction be with their portfolios given this information? Perhaps you can [...]
What Could Be the S&P 500 Bottom?
Posted in Investing, Price Levels, Stock Market, tagged bear market, Bear Market Rally, Bob Brooks, portfolio, Price Levels, Prudent Money, Risk, S&P 500, stock market outlook, stock-based funds, stocks, trends on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The objective of this daily stock market outlook is to help educated you on how risk and stocks work. Although it is not always easy to take something like investing and make it understandable, this is my objective. So, please work with me to learn this information. If you have not done so, please read [...]