Every broker and financial planner will tell you that you cannot time the stock market. I saw John Bogle, the great seer of Vanguard, on CNBC saying it can't be done. Of course, it is easy to understand why he and every other mutual fund manager would say that as they would have a problem managing huge inflows and outflows of money and he was buying and holding during the 18-year bull from 1982 to 2000.
Every successful hedge fund managers knows that Buy and Hold is death for capital investment. Hedge fund managers are different than regular mutual fund managers in that they only get paid when they make a profit for their investors. Wouldn't it be refreshing if we could have that happen for the mutual funds you own. Last year 90% of all stock mutual funds lost money and the average fund manager made about $300,000.
To be invested in a hedge fund you must be a "qualified investor". That means you need to show an income of $200,000 a year for the last 2 years and have a net worth of $1,000,000. It is the old story of the rich get richer. The reason is simple. They don't put money with money mangers who can't manage money. Hedge fund managers must make profits or starve. The Securities and Exchange Commission should allow this type of investment for small investors, but they don't. Why don't you write them a letter and ask 'why'?
To protect your cash in your IRA, 401K, SEP, trust or just plain stock account you can learn to use market timing. There is one very simple timing method that anyone can master and you don't have to be a mathematical genius or even the least bit market savvy to do it.
From 1950 to the year 2000 the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10,534 points. That is a pretty long time period so it is a very good sample. According to the Stock Trader's Almanac (2002 edition) a $10,000 investment using only the S&P500 Index your account would have increased by $11,408 if you had been invested just during May through October. Pretty shabby. However, if you were invested only from November through April that same $10,000 would have gained $314,056. Cowabunga! Who says you can't time the market?
If you were invested in a broad market index fund of any kind and switched to a money market during the Spring and Summer periods and been fully invested during the Fall and Winter you could be one of those qualified investors. You could have made an extra 700%. That's real money. And there are better timing models.
Anyone can do this, but brokers tell you you have to be fully invested all the time. Nonsense. They are worried you might take your money out. Cash is a position. They will tell you it is too simplistic, but that is the beauty of it. Simple is always better.
This is the easiest of all timing models I know and it works. Take some time to study it. It can only increase your net worth. And you will sleep better.
Al Thomas' book, "If It Doesn't Go Up, Don't Buy It!" has helped thousands of people make money and keep their profits with his simple 2-step method. Read the first chapter at http://www.mutualfundmagic.com and discover why he's the man that Wall Street does not want you to know.
Copyright 2005
http://www.mutualfundmagic.com; 1-888-345-7870
detailed home cleaning Park Ridge ..I know there are a lot of you out there... Read More
How many times have you said to yourself, "I'd like... Read More
Carefully thinking through your goal as a trader is of... Read More
It's about time someone spoke the truth concerning outsourcing. The... Read More
Wouldn't it be nice if you were only in the... Read More
After some forty years of banking and investments, I retired... Read More
The Dow Theorycharles h. dowcharles h.... Read More
One of the things people are always asking me is... Read More
Every broker and financial planner will tell you that you... Read More
When will the stock market stop going down and start... Read More
"If you don't know where you are going, any road... Read More
The stock market has been going up for more than... Read More
Did you run out to buy that duct tape yet?... Read More
What does it take to be a stock trader? It... Read More
There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures.... Read More
Let's discuss commodities; with the latest Enron situation, it is... Read More
This is a rather simple strategy with which I am... Read More
There is nothing more exciting than finding an undervalued stock... Read More
Mutual funds were moderately successful in creating a presence in... Read More
At some time in your life you have been on... Read More
If you don't know what a Roth IRA is then... Read More
The stock market can present you with a lot of... Read More
Everything you invest in has risk so you want to... Read More
A few years back ? it seems like an eternity... Read More
Have you been listening to the talking heads on CNBC-TV?... Read More
express cleaning service Des Plaines ..An investor can find and research the best stock on... Read More
IT'S REMINISCENT OF THE OLD children's tale about an old... Read More
Have you ever thought of investing? Do you have a... Read More
Do you have a nest egg? You know, a place... Read More
Where is the beef? Or maybe it should be where... Read More
The trash business in its efforts to cook their books... Read More
Today we are inundated with tons of information about the... Read More
Sometime around 1980, can't remember exactly, there was a flight... Read More
Checked your 401K lately? Going back to about a year... Read More
04/28/2005NASDAQ dropped -12.5% year to date in 2005. S&P500 index... Read More
When you become interested in a stock or mutual fund... Read More
The following are a list of nine things you want... Read More
Ever wondered what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund... Read More
In my opinion, due to the volatility of stock market... Read More
Every publicly traded company is required by the SEC(Securities and... Read More
If you're a normal human being, your need to feel... Read More
Cat or dog? Maybe Zebra. Shucks, I don't know, but... Read More
As a novice trader, you'll often feel the need to... Read More
How many people went to a cash position this week?... Read More
Invest in the stock market for the RIGHT reason, using... Read More
Have you been listening to the talking heads on CNBC-TV?... Read More
One of the basic laws of physics states that a... Read More
The trading method you employ to approach the stock market... Read More
It has been said that low cost or even free... Read More
The broker told me not to sell because the mutual... Read More
Stocks & Mutual Fund |