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.
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010
A Different Way of Looking at Stock Prices
Here is the historic stock price to earnings ratio measure as an average of 10 year corporate profits. This is the classic measurement that says how much value for money you get from your stock investment. This snapshot was taken last year, and current P/E as measured by this chart is around 18, whereas during historical bear markets, P/E fell below 10. So, we are not even down the half way point.
Image from Newyork Times
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