Not exact matches
China's
stock market bears little relation to the
general economy, so its frenzied moves this week don't confirm anything notable about the greater economy, nor should its nearly 2 % gain today.
That first iteration of
stock market wobbles (assuming it's
not also the last) was certainly sufficient to give investors in
general the jitters.
The difficult feature of the interim, at least for hedged equity strategies, is that as the «troops» diverge from the «
generals,» portfolios that aren't comprised of the largest and most speculative
stocks of the preceding bull
market often underperform the indices during top formations.
In the short run, all a rising
market requires is the inclination to speculate; the
general sense that it feels good to own
stocks, and it feels bad
not to own
stocks.
Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, once said, «The buyer of common
stocks must assure himself that he is
not making his purchase at a time when the
general market level is a definitely high one, as judged by established standards of common -
stock values.»
The historical record indicates that the gold - mining sector performs very well during the first 18 - 24 months of a
general equity bear
market as long as the average gold - mining
stock is
not «overbought» and over-valued at the beginning of the bear
market.
In
general, whether it's a crisis in Europe, a
stock market downturn in China, or uncertainty around the Federal Reserve, your strategy as a long - term investor shouldn't change because of short - term
market gyrations.
Blue - chip
stocks like Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), DuPont (DD),
General Electric (GE), or AT&T (T) may
not double or triple in growth over the next few years, but they are big enough and established enough to provide steady dividends while weathering down
markets.
I mean: I generally agree, that it's all about single
stocks; and in that perspective,
market valuation in
general isn't interesting at all.
Although the performance of the bond
market does
NOT affect our day to day swing trading
stock picks, having a
general idea of how bond ETFs such as $ TLT are performing helps us with our «bird's eye view» of the overall
market trends and sentiment.
We do
not believe the gold
stocks are ready to «cut loose» from the
general market just yet, so in crasch scenario, gold
stocks should also go down, but maybe less than the
general market.
Similarly, I expect that in the event of a
general bull
market in
stocks, the fund will
not shine so brightly in terms of relative performance., The math of investing would favour the fund, however, over several bull and bear
market cycles because, on a percentage basis, lost dollars are simply harder to replace than gained dollars are to lose.
On these sites, you'll find answers to basic questions about investing in
general, and the
stock market in particular, including definitions to terms that you might
not know.
But no, I don't expect that this economic turmoil will impair the
general framework within which we analyze
stocks or the
market as a whole.
But I don't alter my allocations based on what I think the
general market is going to do or whether I think
stocks in
general (S&P) is overvalued.
In any event, this type of observation on the
general state of the
stock market doesn't affect the way I conduct my work.
As you may discover, this is
not my field at all, but I am trying to figure out the extent or significance of my sample size to the
stock market / or the national economy in
general (for each country).
While
stocks should
not be generally considered for short - term investing, I personally think the
market is showing a
general up trend for the next few years.
But in
general, investors haven't exactly been lining up to buy emerging
market stocks.
Stock prices fluctuate for a variety of reasons,
not only related to the specific company's fundamentals, but also to
general market conditions and investor sentiment.
A second part of the equation as to why millennials aren't investing is because they don't understand the history of the
stock market and money in
general.
In
general, start - ups give you
stock options which vest over time, but if you can
not trade them on the
stock market, their value is quite different.
I can probably put some time and effort into managing the pension, but
not a great deal and I'm
not experienced in the
stock market or investments in
general.
Not to mention correctly guessing the sentiment of investors about the
stock or the
market in
general.
Ground Rule No. 6 (from our November packet) says: «I am
not in the business of predicting
general stock market or business fluctuations.
But I can imagine how the complications of being ethical in your portfolio plus just the
general complications of investing would cause people to want to hide under the covers and
not think about putting their money into the
stock market at all.
The principal risks of investing in the Funds are:
stock market risk (
stocks fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and to
general stock market and economic conditions),
stock selection risk (Fenimore utilizes a value approach to
stock selection and there is risk that the
stocks selected may
not realize their intrinsic value, or their price may go down over time), and small - cap risk (prices of small - cap companies can fluctuate more than the
stocks of larger companies and may
not correspond to changes in the
stock market in
general).
Of course, there is no guarantee on what happens in the future, and this motif may
not continue to perform similarly to the
general stock market.
I mean: I generally agree, that it's all about single
stocks; and in that perspective,
market valuation in
general isn't interesting at all.
This is hardly a discreet thing to do, so like I mentioned before, this is illegal in
markets where actual company shares are involved and should
not be attempted in
stock markets but other
markets won't have the same prohibitions, this is a
general inefficiency in capital
markets in
general and certain derivatives pricing formulas.
3) If you understand your business better than anyone else (very rare), and you are in a fast growing industry, the
stock of your company can be a good deal if the
general market has
not discovered it yet, and bid the
stock price to high P / E ratios.
In
general, whether it's a crisis in Europe, a
stock market downturn in China, or uncertainty around the Federal Reserve, your strategy as a long - term investor shouldn't change because of short - term
market gyrations.
One doesn't need to worry about
stock prices — or even the
stock market in
general.
Certain
stocks may decline in value even during periods when the prices of equity securities in
general are rising, or may
not perform as well as the
market in
general.
You don't benefit much from a
general rise in values from the
stock or bond
markets.
I'm
not against pay for performance, but... I think the
general partner's incentive compensation at Steel Partners is quite high for a publicly traded limited partnership, especially so since the incentive
stock grants are made at a discount to
market.
In
general with
stock ETFs that trade very liquid
markets this has historically
not been much of an issue, as the creation / redemption mechanism on these types of assets is pretty robust: it's consequences on typical spread is much more important for the average retail investor.
Thanks to the disastrous early
marketing pitch from Don Mattrick and the team making absurd promises about multiplying the power of every home console and enabling telekinesis, plus the
general public loathing they garnered for their always - online plans, «Power of the cloud» became a laughing
stock and the memes are
not hard to find.
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While it hasn't been a good year for real estate investment trusts in
general, the retail REITs have been holding their own during a turbulent period for the
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