As the bull market stretched on, more and more dubious claims about the long - term safety of stock purchases
made at times of high valuation were put forward.
In a whipsaw period like that which we have had from 1998 to the present, it makes a lot of difference, because many investments during the bubble era put fresh capital into the
market at a time of high valuations, with buybacks predominating as valuations troughed.
12) The twelfth tenet of The New Buy - and - Hold is that the power of an effectively carried out buy - and - hold strategy is great enough that most of those employing effective strategies should maintain modest stock allocations
even at times of high valuation.
Since the risk associated with stock investing is
greater at times of high valuations, you must lower your stock allocation at such times to Stay the Course in a meaningful way.
Juicy Excerpt: For an index to provide an average long - term return of 6.5 percent real, it must provide returns far above that at times of low valuations and far below
that at times of high valuations.
Indexers who invest heavily in stocks
at times of high valuations are doomed.
For an index to provide an average long - term return of 6.5 percent real, it must provide returns far above that at times of low valuations and far below
that at times of high valuations.