Protect Your 401K (21 Mar 2006) Checked your 401K lately? Going back to about a year ago many of these retirement accounts have shrunk by 30%, some even more. What Happened?
Protectionism (21 Mar 2006) First let's see what protectionism is. According to Mr. Webster it is the advocacy, system, or theory of protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting, as by tariffs or quotas, the importation of foreign goods and services.
Psychology – How to Reduce Negative Thoughts Relating to Trading? (21 Mar 2006) Two different elements make up the psychology of the brain and/or mind. Put these two element in the proper place, you have success. However, reverse the role, you have disaster. This article is intended to act as a follow up to the article entitled: Investors - What Separates the Good Traders from the Bad Traders?
Quality Investment Information: Standing Firm In the Face of Opposition (21 Mar 2006) THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR standing firm in the face of opposition. Interestingly, most of the best stock decisions have come at times when the mainstream is saying precisely the opposite. Predictions like these can be valuable if one is to build an investment strategy around their view of the world.
Rebalance And Diversify (21 Mar 2006) The stock market has not been very kind to your investments lately. Your broker knows this so you may have received a call from him suggesting it is time to 'rebalance and diversify' your portfolio.
Risk Control (21 Mar 2006) Everything you invest in has risk so you want to do your research before you put your money on the line.
Robert Rodriguez Weathers the Stock Market (21 Mar 2006) Robert Rodriguez likes to buy stocks at their lows. When there are not enough stocks hitting new lows, he closes his fund and piles up cash. This is what he has been doing lately. His moves deserve attention for good reasons, his $1.7 billion FPA Capital Fund has averaged an annual total return of more than 17% over the last 20 years, net of sales charge, handily beating all the benchmarks by wide margins.