18 Feb 2008 04:53:24 | Kemberly Wardlaw
If it seems as if all investors are selling, who is buying?
If trading has become entertainment for you, it may be time to
refocus on profits.
If your stock has reached an annual low, can it go any lower?
If your stock has reached an annual high, can it go any higher?
If all the television analysts jumped off a bridge, would anyone
care?
If your portfolio is based solely on fundamental analysis,
perhaps it is time to learn technical analysis.
If I said you had a beautiful portfolio, would you hold it
against an index?
If you are tired of losing value on the long side, perhaps its
time to learn both sides of the market.
If you do not have a written financial plan, you should.
If you could put aside $205 at the beginning of each month for
thirty- five years, with an 11% annualized return you may save
over $1 million.
If you have stopped looking at your portfolio statements, does
that mean your game plan is off?
If a fool and his money are easily separated, who introduced the
two?
If buy and hold is your philosophy, why do you need a broker?
If a tree falls in the forest, does it ruin the stock market for
the day?
If someone invented a computer program for investments that
proved 100% correct all the time, we would never know about it.
If you think the market capitulated, you are not in a state of
selling hysteria.
If 1,000,000 lemmings jump, can they all be wrong?
If you want to know what Greenspan thinks about economics, count
the times he smiles.
If you expect nothing of your portfolio, you will not be
disappointed.
If you are a rational investor, can you benefit from an
irrational market?
If you managed your money like the government, you would take
money from your neighbor and spend it on stock options that
expire this week.
If you are confused with the opinions of the media, create your
own.
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