Sentences with phrase «during bull markets when»

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As I've noted before, since the start of 2013 — when the «fiscal cliff» calamity was averted at the very last minute with a deal struck between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY)-- investors have been impervious to the sorts of anxiety attacks that caused significant corrections during the first four years of the bull market.

The gauge trades at a valuation of 18 times reported earnings, the highest since 2011 when it was in the middle of a 19 percent slide, its biggest during the current five - year bull market.

That being said, some investors may feel they are missing out on potential returns when stocks or bonds rise above their set allocation levels during bull markets and their strategy calls for paring them back by rebalancing.

If you want to ensure you get the big returns from stocks that investment writers highlight when urging you to invest in equities, you need to buy during bear markets to make up for the lousy returns from those years when you buy at what proves to be the top of a bull market.

When Nixon went off the gold standard in 1971, an ounce of gold would have cost $ 35 USD, nine years later gold printed its bull market high of $ 850 USD / oz, though the average price of $ 459 / oz from 1979 would be a better gauge of how high gold went during the bull market of the 1970's.

This is especially the case during long - term bull markets, when sentiment is capable of staying very optimistic for years.

We next counted the number of days when the SP500 dropped 4 % or more during a bull market.

Come to think of it, I would've been more inclined to find a SD when it was a bull market, because during that time, I was a starving student!

During bull markets, stock funds too can have a low Ulcer Index, but when the bull turns, watch out.

One can make more profit during a bull market, when the value of stock markets is high, and less profit during the season of the bear market, when the value of stock markets decline.

Just because you happened to invest during a roaring bull market — when stocks are on the rise — doesn't mean you are a brilliant investor.

(FYI: The longest streak was during the 1990 - 97 bull market when stocks rose 233 % in 2,553 days.)

The traditional buy and hold / modern portfolio theory works great during the roughly 17 year secular bull market, as anyone can make money when the overall trend is up.

They may underperform during ranging bull markets, but they are built in such a way that they should outperform when the bears take control.

Anyone can ride an index fund or ETF up during the bull market, but you need the skill of an active manager to protect your capital when the tide turns.»

However, it was not as exceptional as last April, when we saw quite exceptional returns during a bull market.

My point was that if you select high beta stocks during a bull market you should expect to outperform the averages, and likewise, when the market turns down you should expect to underperform significantly.

Typically the major frauds are uncovered or unmasked after the markets decline, for example, Bernie Madoff or Enron, when investors need money from other losses (and often these things have a Ponzi - like nature and can't finance themselves from a self - sustaining basis) or people simply begin to build back their sense of disbelief and begin to ask tough questions that they didn't ask during the bull market.

Don't make the mistake of thinking it's easy to stick with a strategy when it underperforms during strong bull markets, as the All Seasons portfolio is almost certain to do.

In addition, advisors can help keep clients focused on the long - term during periods when clients are tempted to leap to a «faster horse» during bull markets, or abandon their plan altogether at the depths of bear markets.

Stock values increase by 6.5 percent during bull markets, when the price increases are often 20 percent or 30 percent or 40 percent.

While most well - known investors boast impressive stock market returns during bull markets, they show their true colors when the market takes a steep and steady decline.

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Insurance premiums are up as well, offsetting what may have been underpricing during the bull market days of the 1990s, when carriers «could more than cover the difference with their investments,» says Michael Kennedy, general counsel with Associated General Contractors of America.