One of the things I am constantly asked is whether it is time to get out of the stock market. Since, over the long haul, the stock market usually manages to come out ahead, I say. “No.”
But there is a qualification. Look at your investment portfolio and make sure that you are investing in companies with strong fundamentals. You can get some good deals right now while there is some turmoil in the market. Buy more stock when the prices are low (but choose your stocks wisely), so that when the market recovers you will be in better shape.
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Happily, my husband’s beloved Giants won the Super Bowl yesterday. Yay! But I also something else that made me smile. While most of the Super Bowl commercials were lame-ish, I did enjoy these E-Trade baby stock investing commercials. I do like online discount brokers. And these commercials made me like them even more…

We’re heading into a recession in the U.S. economy, and a bear market is coming in terms of stock investing. I’ve been posting advice from Paul Farrell’s article on MarketWatch, “Ten resolutions that will help you survive the coming bear market.” All sorts of words of wisdom about practical investing in these perilous economic times. Today’s chosen extract is this:
Nobody can time the market. Remember, about 75% of all managers fail to beat their benchmarks. They want you to play the market because they get rich from your trading fees and commissions. If you have an itch to gamble, go …read more