How do we keep the fantasy
going during bull markets?
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.
Not exact matches
In looking at all sides of the argument about share repurchases, one could say that companies that were repurchasing their own shares
during the
bull market of the 1990s looked smart as the value of their shares continued to
go up, and foolish a decade later in the bear
market of the 2000s as their shares declined in value.
It's easy to pick stocks
during a
bull market because everything is
going up.
The main argument of the post — one that has been made many times before — is that passive investing is fine
during bull markets, but it likely won't work
going forward because «we are in a secular bear
market that began in 2000.»
The main argument of the post — one that has been made many times before — is that passive investing is fine
during bull markets, but it likely won't work
going forward because «we are in a secular bear
market that began -LSB-...]
As stocks
go, most regulated electric utilities can't keep up with the overall
market during a
bull run... but that's not their job.
Although professional traders can make money whether the
market is
going up or down, traditional long - term investors look forward to the long periods of time
during which
bull markets earn them money.
Doesn't mean it can't
go down 20 per cent next year but
during the course of the
bull market it is
going to
go much higher it is certainly not a bubble yet.
So if your portfolio included foreign equities
during last year's
bull market, your stocks
went up and these currencies appreciated relative to the Canadian dollar.
Sitting on the sidelines
during a multi-year
bull market is not
going to help you meet your investment objectives.
Of course
during bear
markets the strategy implemented by SCTO is
going to outperform, however it will underperform
during bull markets.
During a
bull market, investors are quick to forget that the
markets also
go down.
This may save investors from losing a little here and there in bear
markets, but they're also
going to miss out on profits
during bull markets.