When you are caught in a market panic
In fact, the only rational thing to do is take courage and make buys. Being gutsy enough to act on our contrarian test - refusing to sell good stocks cheap because Wall Street and Main Street have lost faith for a few days - ensures that your earlier selling at better levels, or not at all, will prove appropriate.
It will be emotionally difficult to buy in a panic. those who can do so are demonstrably rational and therefore also calm enough to sell with discipline as the prior highs approached.
So, should you find yourself in the midst of a crisis in the future, remember:
•Do not engage in panic selling.
•Sit tight and stick to your strategy.
•If you are a long-term, buy-and-hold investor, do hold on.
•If you are an adventurous investor, follow your strategy to buy on dips.
Make sure your overall portfolio is designed to limit your potential losses during a substantial market decline.
http://myinvestingnotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/when-you-are-caught-in-market-panic.html
Keep INVESTING Simple and Safe (KISS) ****Investment Philosophy, Strategy and various Valuation Methods**** The same forces that bring risk into investing in the stock market also make possible the large gains many investors enjoy. It’s true that the fluctuations in the market make for losses as well as gains but if you have a proven strategy and stick with it over the long term you will be a winner!****Warren Buffett: Rule No. 1 - Never lose money. Rule No. 2 - Never forget Rule No. 1.
Thursday 28 January 2010
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