Comments on: When is it best for you to invest?

By: Mark @ TheLocoMono

Mark @ TheLocoMono — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:14:09 +0000

My favorite time to invest in the market is when it is time to buy low and sell high.

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By: Docsd

Docsd — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:45:29 +0000

Good point AJC! And nothing wrong with eventually becoming a real estate tycoon even in this market were both real estate and financing for it is cheap. Especially if you have the level of income that allows for the acquisition of such real estate at a fairly rapid pace.

By: AJC

AJC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:44:10 +0000

@ Bill – Thanks! Except, I don’t believe that the “mutual fund manager who has an entire staff working for them” stands any better chance …

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:11:33 +0000

Yes, I’m sure everyone here has the ability to value stocks more accurately than nearly any mutual fund manager who has an entire staff working for them to research and visit individual companies.

It reminds me of those doctors and dentists who thought they were real estate tycoons before the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

Best to stick to the areas you know (your core competencies) and work on building income there, not in stock market timing schemes.

By: AJC

AJC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:30:01 +0000

@ Joshua – In reality, the cycle of saving enough to buy into a position, then starting all over again, produces a kind of ‘averaging in”. But, if I had a lump sum, I would pick my stock / time and jump right in!

By: Joshua H.

Joshua H. — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:55:04 +0000

AJC, what do think of gradient buying or buying a stock you believe will go up over a period of time, little by little until you are fully invested for that stock.
to risk adverse or good practice?

By: AJC

AJC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:23:18 +0000

@ Fiscal – A good Value Investor will do exactly what you suggest: 1. Identify a stock that is currently undervalued, 2. Time their purchase for a downswing … the risk, of course, is that there may be no downswing. The great book Rule # 1 Investing by Phil Town covers BOTH 1. and 2.

By: Fiscal Musings

Fiscal Musings — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:15:01 +0000

Once I find a stock that I’m interested in, I typically will wait for the inevitable down times. In fact, I’ll often preliminarily screen stocks based on declines and try and find something oversold and still strong.