May 10, 2008
The period we’re in now is not necessarily a “bull market” or a “bear market” but more like a structurally “fair market.” I didn’t make that up on my own — Tom Dorsey, from Dorsey Wright and Associates in Richmond coined that term. I think that makes a lot of sense. From 1982 up through [...]
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March 25, 2008
There was an article distributed nationwide, written by the Associated Press, and carried locally in the Asbury Park Press on March 22, 2008. I’ve re-printed the article here, but dropped in my own comments after each paragraph. The main point to take away from this exercise is that by the time news reaches Main Street, [...]
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Jump Back into Stocks Immediately?
October 18, 2008Take a walk with me down Memory Lane: 1973: S&P down over 17% (ouch) 1974: S&P down over 29%. (ouch again) The bottom for the S&P was reached in October 1974. And the bottom was reached — yet again — in December 1974. There was no advantage to jumping 100% back in, immediately. October 19, [...]