Tag: Stocks
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The dangers of free stock trading
I noted recently the crazy things being done to inflate the stock market. It’s good in a way that the Fed and Congress are trying to keep Americans from feeling the oppressive weight of our economic collapse. We may have gotten a $1200 one-time payment and perhaps some extra unemployment compensation. But the biggest beneficiaries…
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Sell
I won’t claim to be an economist or financial wizard. I don’t bother to try to time the stock market. I buy in mutual funds in good times and bad times, hoping that general growth in mostly proven funds will mean I won’t eat dog food in retirement. So I was buying in March 2009…
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Where did all my money go?
Those of you who dared to read your brokerage statements probably have the same question that I did. Where the heck did all my money go? Some of my mutual funds are worth half what they were two years ago. Given the current dropping stock market, I am likely to see further losses in many…
Occam's Razor 