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Three Investing for Beginners Lessons: Start with Index Funds, not Stocks

 

 

The biggest loss I ever made on a single investment was the investment in the stock of a company that I knew best. This is a great lesson for beginners who want to start investing. It was in 2000 and I bought shares in the company that I was working for. I know that company inside out. I know its industry. I know the competitors. It was and is the dominant global market leader in its market. And still I lost more than 60% of my investments in that company.

The Nokia Lesson for Buy and Hold Investors

Yesterday, I saw on Bloomberg TV one of the anchors mentioning that Nokia share price was down something like 65% of its high just over 3 years ago. That gave me a shock. 

 

 

Buy and hold of even great companies carries great risks

 

What do the S&P 500 Trend Signals Tell Us Now

 

This video shows what the different Trend Signals tell us about the long-term trend in the S&P 500 at this moment.

 

The video explains also the different trend signals for the S&P 500 that are made available every month free of charge.

 

If there is something not clear or you have a question related to this video, please leave a comment.

 

 

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