Comments on: Riding the Market Rollercoaster http://www.everybodylovesyourmoney.com/2006/06/13/it-hurts-to-be-in-the-market.html Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:20:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://www.everybodylovesyourmoney.com/2006/06/13/it-hurts-to-be-in-the-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-42836 John Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:28:44 +0000 http://www.everybodylovesyourmoney.com/?p=270#comment-42836 Not sure I agree. It boils down to how you know your equities are undervalued. I do not have the skills to make this evaluation. I rely on heresay and my own dumb guesses. THEREFORE, if the overall market is going down, I bail, 100%! An INVESTOR would not, but an INVESTOR can perform the fundamental analysis that signals undervaluation. A TRADER bails 100%. So decide which team you're on. If you've done the due dilligence that revealed undervaluation, then you're right there with Warren Buffett, a true long. But if you don't know this stuff, then I don't understand your committment to riding dips down. It's also clear to me that I can wait and wait and wait until the market is obviously bottomed *and already rising* before investing. This makes more sense to me than dollar cost averaging. Not sure I agree. It boils down to how you know your equities are undervalued. I do not have the skills to make this evaluation. I rely on heresay and my own dumb guesses. THEREFORE, if the overall market is going down, I bail, 100%! An INVESTOR would not, but an INVESTOR can perform the fundamental analysis that signals undervaluation. A TRADER bails 100%. So decide which team you’re on. If you’ve done the due dilligence that revealed undervaluation, then you’re right there with Warren Buffett, a true long. But if you don’t know this stuff, then I don’t understand your committment to riding dips down. It’s also clear to me that I can wait and wait and wait until the market is obviously bottomed *and already rising* before investing. This makes more sense to me than dollar cost averaging.

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.everybodylovesyourmoney.com/2006/06/13/it-hurts-to-be-in-the-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-41984 Canadian Capitalist Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:49:48 +0000 http://www.everybodylovesyourmoney.com/?p=270#comment-41984 I doubt that you can consistently move to cash before a market downturn and move back to equities before it goes up. Better to stick with your current plan. The current market downturn doesn't even count as a correction yet. I doubt that you can consistently move to cash before a market downturn and move back to equities before it goes up. Better to stick with your current plan.

The current market downturn doesn’t even count as a correction yet.

]]> By: Brian http://www.everybodylovesyourmoney.com/2006/06/13/it-hurts-to-be-in-the-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-41894 Brian Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:54:57 +0000 http://www.everybodylovesyourmoney.com/?p=270#comment-41894 C'mon Hazzard, you're in it for the long haul, keep your eye on the big picture and stick with your original plan. C’mon Hazzard, you’re in it for the long haul, keep your eye on the big picture and stick with your original plan.

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