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this is one reason i dont invest in individual issues , i only speculate in them. i want only market risk not individual company risk for my serious investing.
some people do okay buying individual issues but unless you can buy enough issues to diminish individual company risk you added another layer of risk to go with market risk.
Yes. I was doing really good with Apple. I was up over 20% for the year. but never cashed out, I was waiting until it reaches $1K. I guess it's too late now.
All long term investors have been there. Stay calm and don't panic.
Yes. I was doing really good with Apple. I was up over 20% for the year. but never cashed out, I was waiting until it reaches $1K. I guess it's too late now.
No stock goes straight up forever, corrections are normal and the fiscal cliff has enhanced AAPL's correction. It will still hit $1k, so it is only too late if you panic and sell.
I think 2012 has been a fairly good year for investing. My portfolio is up 15% YTD.
And it was easy - for most of the year, I was fully invested in stocks and did nothing at all. I wasn't even paying attention to my portfolio because I was busy with other things. And then I got out of stocks and into cash in October.. So, one simple move and that was it.
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My 60:20:10:10 (stock:bond:cash:gold) portfolio is up 9.8% YTD. It's been a good year. 9.8% may not sound stellar, but for a conservatively allocated 7 figure portfolio, its pretty darn good.
The OP's dismal performance has nothing to do with QE 3 or because Obama has been re-elected. It has everything to do with lack of diversification. Putting all your money in Apple? What were you thinking?
For the year 2012, I was up over 20% and now I lost every thing. What a loser I am. I had all my money on Apple. I was so greedy. I should have pulled when it reach $700 but I didn't. For the year 2012, I am down -5%.
i would never put all my eggs in one basket but you calling yourself greedy is playing monday morning qb
you can do that with any stock you buy or don't buy its meaningless
if you sold when it was up at 15 pct you would be mad you didnt wait until it got to 20 (or more if it kept going up)
even if you held it and it kept going up you wouldnt be calling yourself greedy now
if you knew the exact high and low points of a stock you would be rich
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