Friday, September 07, 2007
Bargain Basement - Finding Stocks That Go Up
Have you been hearing to the talking caputs on CNBC-TV? Or those talking radiocommunication stock experts? Getting all those good recommendations on what to purchase now. Now?
Those cats maintain telling me the market is oversold. It can't travel any lower. (But it does.) I wager your broker have some hot tips for you too. Advice from a broker is a encomium for your money. I don't believe he have got told you about the 1 place you should have in your account right now. It's a awful four missive word to him - CASH. In a money market monetary fund it will do you about 5%, maybe 6% and that is better than the bloodletting going on in the market.
There is an old expression - "When in doubt, get out". And right now everything is in doubt. The "experts" are confused as 1 states 'recession', another states 'hard landing', another 'soft landing', 'buy', and no one states 'sell'. That last word is a 'no-no' on Wall Street. Less than 3% of all brokerage recommendations are sells. They are afraid they will pique the company and won't be able to speak to the chief executive officer any more. Hey, what about us clients out here? We are the 1s who are paying the bills.
Garrett avant garde Wagoner of the Avant Garde Wagoner household of finances said he follows 5,200 Nasdaq pillory and that more than than 1,000 of them have got got lost 90% of their value and 200 have dropped over 99% inch value. Yes, he states there are some great values out there, but he doesn't state which 1s or when to buy. I'd wish to inquire him if he was smart adequate to sell some of those puppies before they hit bottom.
The stock market aces believe they are market makers, but they are more than like weather condition condition meteorologists who foretell but cannot pull strings the weather. When the weather forecaster is incorrect you get wet. When the stock experts are incorrect you get soaked.
As I have got said in past columns there is no hope that Nasdaq will travel back to the 5000 degree for many, many years. Ten old age would be my closest guess. There are too many pillory being held by investors who are waiting for a mass meeting up so they can get out "even". This sort of thought maintains you poor. Your money is tied up in a stock that volition never execute when it could be some topographic point else making you a profit. There is always some silent person out there who will purchase your garbage.
We are having a deal cellar sale now in the stock market. Most of it is something no 1 wants. Ever been to a garage sale? Can their debris be your treasure? There will be plentifulness of clip to buy, but now is not the clip to travel shopping.