Archive for June, 2011
Equity Income Investing
An important part of an equity’s return is the annual income it provides. However, in my experience when talking to investors, most people only pay attention to an equity investment’s potential capital gains and ignore the investment’s income. In this post I will provide some historical information and my own opinion why I think this […]
Tactical Versus Strategic Investing
I got an inquiry about my last three blog posts, the three important investment concepts, suggesting that these are market timing techniques. I disagree with this characterization. These 3 investing concepts are just important things to keep in mind while you are investing. But it is possible these investing concepts may cause you to do […]
Important Investment Concepts, Part III
This blog post is the third and final installment about what I feel are the most important investment concepts that all stock investors should be aware of. Today’s important investment concept is, when investing in stocks, always pay attention to valuations. This post will discuss the importance of knowing market valuations on a broader level […]
Important Investment Concepts, Part II
My last blog post, Important Investment Concepts, Part I, talks about an important investment concept that is intuitively obvious, that is to avoid large investment losses. This investment concept is most applicable to people who have accumulated a large nest egg and are nearing their planned retirement date. This blog post will discuss another important […]
Important investment Concepts, Part I
There are several important investment concepts that you should be aware of that will increase your chances of reaching your retirement planning goals. In this post I will discuss a concept that further illustrates why managing your investment risk is extremely important. This concept is “Big investment losses do more damage than big investment gains […]