16 Traits Of Successful Investors (Part 1)
Discover the 16 Traits virtually all successful investors share… and how to integrate them into your own investing process
Volatility: 4 Mental Techniques To Help You Accept And Overcome It
Short-term volatility is the No. 1 reason self-directed investors undo themselves in the stock market.
But with the right mental preparation and a trusted investing system, you can avoid this fate.
3 Stages of the Investing Lifespan
The way you approach investing and how much risk you take in the process should hugely depend on these 3 things…
Why The Right Trading Mindset Is Crucial For Long-Term Success
Many new traders tend to overlook the importance of having the right trading mindset when it comes to achieving long-term success. They often get caught up in the pursuit of quick profits, only to realize after years of inconsistent results and missed opportunities that a reliable and tested system is crucial for sustainable success in […]
You Shouldn’t Invest A Cent Without A Verified Statistical Edge…
In last week’s article, I explained why timing the market is a strategy that, if set up and executed correctly, has the greatest potential to get you long-term market-beating returns. And when I talked about the must-have elements for creating such a strategy, I mentioned the “Statistical Edge.” In fact, I said that without a […]
Why You Can (And Should) Time The Market… And How To Go About It
Don’t let the financial establishment convince you the only way to profit in the stock market is to stay invested all the time. (Bonus points if you are invested with them, of course.) The “proof” they base this statement on is bogus, as I’ll show you in a moment. But before I do that, let […]
7 Essential Elements for an Outperforming Stock Market Portfolio
Let me start by being blunt: You can’t add these 7 elements to your portfolio overnight. Doing that requires serious dedication and a “strategy before tactics” approach. So, if you’re expecting tips that’ll instantly transform your portfolio into a market beater… Best don’t read at all. You’ll be wasting your time. On the other hand, […]
The Ongoing Market Trend Most Investors Overlook… At The Peril Of Their Compound Returns
With the recent run on banks, it seems analysts and commenters are in a race to prophesize the biggest market crash we’ve ever seen. But if you put aside the noise, is the situation really that gloomy? Are we on a one way track to disaster? Well, nothing is certain in the stock market. But […]
S&P500 reaches another all-time high
With plenty of ‘guessing’ happening amongst the financial world’s commentariats on where the US equities markets may be headed, we will join the banter with a yet another view. I use the word ‘guessing’ to laager those that predict market directions. As such I preface this article by stating that the analysis below is not […]
Dangers of being seduced by ‘market noise’
In these days of the 24-hour news cycle, and the ease of access to a huge and varied array of news, data sources, opinions and instant updates, how do investors deal with the continuous bombardment of ‘market noise’ when arriving at their investing decisions? Over supply of information A constant stream of news, views and […]