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emotional investing

Over a 40 year period, $1,000 became $86,000. If you missed 1% of the days, you ended up with $4,400.
A University of Michigan study covering 30 years showed that if you missed 1.2% of the days, you missed 95% of the profits.
From December 1991 to December 2001, the S&P 500 went up 12.94%, but if [...]

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2009 has already given us a lot to think about. I have had some very interesting conversations with clients, readers, and friends about what to do now. Here are a few things to think about:

No one knew this was coming. I know that there are all sorts of folks claiming to have known, but really, [...]

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Some things to consider:

The next bubble appears to be GOLD. Remember oil was over $140 in Sept ‘08, now it’s near $40. Please be careful. (link)
It could be argued that commodities are not an investment—they are a tool to speculate.(link)
“The global recession and worries about the stability of the financial system have sent the [...]

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