Bull Market
A bull market is a market that is going up.
Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a new or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you our advice on the fundamentals of successful investing, including specific stock market advice. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental tip and shows you how you can put it into practice right away. …read more »
In a bear market, or stock market downturn like the one we are now in, investors spend a lot of time wondering about “the bottom”.
Sometimes, the market seems to turn around overnight, and the indexes quickly shoot upward. Other times, the indexes bump along near the bottom for months or even years.
Here are two consistent things about bottoms:
1. You …read more »
Like any year, 2008 could turn out good or bad for investors. But everything I see leads me to believe it will be a year of rising stock prices.
First, 2008 is the year of the next U.S. presidential election. As long-time readers know, I view the U.S. presidential election year cycle as the single best indicator for American stock prices. …read more »
Like any year, 2008 could turn out good or bad for investors. Everything I see leads me to believe it will be a year of rising stock prices. But it may be a difficult year for aggressive investors who fail to apply our risk-cutting approach to investment.
First, the positives. The next U.S. presidential election takes place in November 2008. As …read more »
It’s always best to base investment plans on an entire market cycle — boom, bust and everything in between. That’s also the way to judge investment advice and advisors. No one can consistently predict market trends, and it’s a costly error to invest as if you can.
One common way to guess wrong is to take the recent past as a …read more »
