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Value Investing: What Buffett’s Admirers Get Wrong
January 14, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Stocks are not like socks — you don't always want the value ones "on sale." This strategy can yield much better returns. Beware the Stock Market’s Growth Stock Sale
January 12, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, Investment Opportunities
When it comes to toying with your emotions, there’s probably no place worse than the stock market. That’s because our instincts and built-in tendencies serve us poorly as investors. There’s even a growing field to study and explain these “behavioral biases.” Some are well-documented, like herding. That’s where investors just follow what everyone else is doing (which is a bad idea, of course).But there’s another instinct I’m seeing a lot more of lately. And like all the others we fall prey to, when followed blindly, it can do real damage to your portfolio. That is: the urge to buy something on sale. Why Small Caps Need the Fed in 2022
January 12, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
2007 was arguably the last ordinary year for investors — and looking back, Amber sees some important implications for small caps in 2022. Get Ready for 2022’s “Big Short”
January 11, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
Originators handed out adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) like Halloween candy. Big banks packed them into MBS. They bribed agencies for AAA ratings. Then they sold them to unsuspecting investors. The shorts predicted that when ARMs began to reset in the second quarter of 2007, the MBS market would collapse like a Jenga tower .That’s exactly what it did. Their short bets earned them billions. The rest of the financial system collapsed. All through the movie, I kept asking myself one question … where’s the opportunity for today’s Big Short? Mean Reversion: The Simplest Strategy for Sell-Offs
January 11, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Other traders may panic-sell or go bargain hunting — but Mike Carr uses this mean reversion strategy to profit from a sell-off.