I’m not convinced buy-and-hold investing is dead and buried. Perhaps buying a single equity and holding forever is—and always has been rare. The reality is that most businesses are not going to be around forever.   There has never been such a thing as a safe bet. I think the 2008 financial crises destroyed any myth ...more

The pay variance between YUM Brands CEO and McDonalds CEO is large… Maybe YUM Brands shareholders should revolt by dumping their shares and buy McDonalds? In my opinion, the ratio of executive to line staff pay is outrageous. Assuming the average line staff worker makes $10/hr at McDonalds, the CEO probably makes...more

"...401ks, and are at the mercy of the financial markets and their investment decisions." Where do you think pension managers invest? You make it sound like pensions have zero risk.

Yikes.. Sell in March, buy in April? How about buy below intrinsic value at any time and hold?   Back on March 6th I commented on the article titled: the sell-off is just getting started. I commented, “For those of you pulling all of your money out of stocks in an attempt to miss a market drop, you might want to rec...more

For those of you pulling all of your money out of stocks in an attempt to miss a market drop, you might want to reconsider. I’m not going to tell you I am an amazing investor, because I am not. What I am telling you is that it is incredibly difficult to time the market.   I manage a hobby-portfolio, which consists o...more

This article is nonsense. As Marty2000 mentioned, you can use the volatility to your advantage to pick up more shares on the cheap.

I feel this article is more of a disservice to investors than a service. Perhaps I don’t understand the target audience, but if it is the small investor (as I presume it likely is), explaining A, B, or C is screwed is not very insightful.   I agree with the following: -Too much money has been siphoned into bonds ...more

Bosco115--great point regarding the sell off after an earnings whiff.   I’ve noticed this interesting phenomenon during earnings season too. The emotional sell mentality during an earnings whiff, at times, does seems very shortsighted.

I'm young and I've always been told "save for retirement". I guess I feel fortunate that I have taken the advice and built up a nest egg by 30, but at the same time I have to wonder if retirement (as it has been sold to us all) is just a myth. After watching how the financial meltdown was handled in 2008, the Governmen...more