Title: Why You Should Ignore Stock Recommendations from "Experts" (Free Money Finance)
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March 03, 2011
Why You Should Ignore Stock Recommendations from "Experts"
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Content: If you are lucky enough to hit a lengthy great period like the dot.com bubble then you can make lots of money very quickly with stock funds, but such periods end with a sudden severe downtrend that takes everything down with them, as so many investors found out to their sorrow. Posted by: Old Limey | March 03, 2011 at 01:20 PM
I agree that low cost, index, ETFs are the way to go. If you need the thrill of picking stocks limit it to no more than 20% of your assets. Trying to be a "market beater" is like trying to pick one of the 20 red marbles out of 100 marbles in the jar. If you want to do that with your retirement all I can say is "good luck". Posted by: DIY Investor | March 03, 2011 at 05:13 PM
About 25+ years ago I subscribed to a stock picking service called MPT Review. It was run by Louis Navellier. When I called his company back then, he answered the phone.