This week I ran across a statistic so surprising it was hard to believe: During the recent market downturn, according to Fidelity Investments, approximately 15% of investors sold all of their stock holdings. And among investors 65 and older, nearly a third sold all their stock market investments. It [...]
The five minds of the investor
As an individual investor, what’s the key to success? It’s a question I hear a lot, especially in volatile times like this. The answer, I think, is that there isn’t one key; there are many—five actually. The most successful investors seem to be equal parts: 1. Optimist 2. Pessimist 3. [...]
Profitable trading strategies?
Every year, when spring rolls around, investment folks trot out a favorite catchphrase: “Sell in May and go away.” This is based on the idea that the stock market lags during the summer, as people go on vacation. And while it may sound hokey as an investment rule, it’s hardly the only one. There’s [...]
A common question
If you have a surplus in your household budget, what's the best use for it? Does it make more sense to pay down debt or to invest those extra funds? With interest rates at such low levels, this is a question I've been hearing with increasing frequency. Implicit in this question is a [...]
War of words
Conversations on Twitter are not known for their civility. Still, it came as a surprise this week when, out of the blue, author Nassim Taleb launched a broadside against investor Clifford Asness, calling his work “crap” among other insults. Asness wasted no time firing back, calling Taleb “very [...]
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