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<blockquote data-quote="NeedaCobra" data-source="post: 3823556" data-attributes="member: 9461"><p>Here are a few off-the-cuff rules that I remember, currently trying to fix a water spigot that keeps leaking :fm: </p><p></p><p>-Never buy stock of a company that you don't understand</p><p></p><p>-The sector a certain stock/company is in will determine about 50% whether it moves up or down (Cramer)</p><p></p><p>-If all else is the same, whichever annual report has fewer color pages and more black and white (cheap) pages in their annual report is the better company (lol, just a weird but interesting viewpoint from Peter Lynch :-D )</p><p></p><p>-Sometimes when a stock is going down, if the fundamentals are good/great, it may just mean it's time to buy more shares at a cheaper price.</p><p></p><p>-Don't get into the habit of cutting the flowers and watering the weeds (Lynch). That is, don't just sell a stock because it went up and you made a profit, and then hold onto the failing stocks and ride them down all the way to zero.</p><p></p><p>-Options are dangerous, especially shorting stocks. Shorting stocks is dangerous because stocks have a "floor" ($0) but they don't have a ceiling, so they can keep going up and up and up.</p><p></p><p>-When the market is down as a whole, a lot of times it is just a great opportunity to load up on a lot of great companies at a cheap price.</p><p></p><p>-When businesses make a profit, there are several things they can do:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Companies can inrease dividends (if they pay them), which can be helpful in certain market environments</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">companies can also buy back shares, which inrease the value of each share due to smaller supply (but this is not always good, especially with a new company)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diversify: branch out into other markets, buy other companies, etc. However, sometimes (as in the words of Lynch), companies don't diversify, they "diworseify" by going into things the company has no idea how to run, or by buying other companies at inflated/bloated prices (like Ebay bought Skype and Paypal, both at too high of a price)</li> </ul><p></p><p>While the fed. is tightening down and inreasing interest rates, and the economy is slowing, it's time to look at secular growth stocks: secular growth stocks are that have to do with things that people buy even when the economy is down. When the economy is down, we still need cereal, toilet paper, tooth paste, etc.</p><p></p><p>While interest rates are going down and the economy is scooting a long, then you can look to other industries, such as auto, manufacturing, et al.</p><p></p><p>Well, I'll stop for now. Feel free to disagree, as I'm still learning <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NeedaCobra, post: 3823556, member: 9461"] Here are a few off-the-cuff rules that I remember, currently trying to fix a water spigot that keeps leaking :fm: -Never buy stock of a company that you don't understand -The sector a certain stock/company is in will determine about 50% whether it moves up or down (Cramer) -If all else is the same, whichever annual report has fewer color pages and more black and white (cheap) pages in their annual report is the better company (lol, just a weird but interesting viewpoint from Peter Lynch :-D ) -Sometimes when a stock is going down, if the fundamentals are good/great, it may just mean it's time to buy more shares at a cheaper price. -Don't get into the habit of cutting the flowers and watering the weeds (Lynch). That is, don't just sell a stock because it went up and you made a profit, and then hold onto the failing stocks and ride them down all the way to zero. -Options are dangerous, especially shorting stocks. Shorting stocks is dangerous because stocks have a "floor" ($0) but they don't have a ceiling, so they can keep going up and up and up. -When the market is down as a whole, a lot of times it is just a great opportunity to load up on a lot of great companies at a cheap price. -When businesses make a profit, there are several things they can do: [list] [*]Companies can inrease dividends (if they pay them), which can be helpful in certain market environments [*]companies can also buy back shares, which inrease the value of each share due to smaller supply (but this is not always good, especially with a new company) [*]Diversify: branch out into other markets, buy other companies, etc. However, sometimes (as in the words of Lynch), companies don't diversify, they "diworseify" by going into things the company has no idea how to run, or by buying other companies at inflated/bloated prices (like Ebay bought Skype and Paypal, both at too high of a price) [/list] While the fed. is tightening down and inreasing interest rates, and the economy is slowing, it's time to look at secular growth stocks: secular growth stocks are that have to do with things that people buy even when the economy is down. When the economy is down, we still need cereal, toilet paper, tooth paste, etc. While interest rates are going down and the economy is scooting a long, then you can look to other industries, such as auto, manufacturing, et al. Well, I'll stop for now. Feel free to disagree, as I'm still learning :) [/QUOTE]
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