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As a private investor for the past 40 years, I have experienced both bull and bear markets, and have lived to tell the tale. I should be able to provide you with serious, practical insights into managing stocks, bonds and mutual funds in your portfolio, along with useful information concerning most aspects of personal finance. No specific stock/bond recommendations furnished.

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2009-10-11 Profit on stock trading:

This is a question for which there is no general answer. What you ask depends on such factors as the economic climate, the investor's "philosophy," the type of stock purchased, and the purpose of the

2009-09-15 selling stocks and capital gains:

In order to have the sale apply to a particular purchase (or purchases), you instruct your brokerage to have the sell order state that the transaction is for the sale of shares purchased on _________ (the

2009-09-14 Stock fluctuations:

Your way of stating the possible circumstances is not an exact parallel. It would be better to say that while it is true that increased demand will bring about a higher price, it is not increased supply

2009-07-20 Investing 101:

I'll answer the second question first. By all means possible, enhance your understanding of how investing works. Taking a course (or two) is one way, reading extensively is another, using the Internet

2009-01-06 when to sell:

Many approaches have been offered to solving this very familiar problem, but probably none will seem altogether reasonable to everyone. I'm sure you will admit it's a nice problem to have. My feeling

 

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