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Beyond Buy and Hold: Using Technical Analysis to Reduce the Risk of Long-term Investing

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The Crypto Craze

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100,000 new Coinbase accounts were opened over the weekend to buy Bitcoin, Euthereum, Litecoin, etc. Coinbase now has more accounts than Schwab. Bitcoin is up about 800% YTD. Closed today at $9,250.00. Wall Street is very busy creating products to invest in cryptocurrencies. I would suggest avoiding these products for now as the fees are over the top. Stick with Coinbase for now. Is this a bubble? Maybe. Bitcoin has crashed 50% plus a few times but manages to rock on. So, maybe not a … [Read more...]

Evidence based investing

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This is a good article by Peter Lazaroff on his take attending The Evidence Based Investing Conference. https://peterlazaroff.com/2017/11/06/highlights-from-the-evidence-based-investing-conference/ You should read it. I'm not sure what is more evidence based than technical analysis with good risk management. Enjoy the read. https://peterlazaroff.com/2017/11/06/highlights-from-the-evidence-based-investing-conference/ Trade Smart, Don … [Read more...]

This is Hilarious

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I don't always agree with Josh but he nailed it here... Josh talks about how wealth managers shouldn't be allocating single stocks to their clients. It's enlightening, but mostly it's just hilarious. The Single Stock … [Read more...]

Why I Do What I Do

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There are many reasons I started Smart Chart Investor. There are many reasons that I continue. The most important reason I started was to show equity investors that it is possible to avoid most of the devastating losses associated with a buy and hold strategy where you just Buy and Hold and Hope. Read my book here. The most important reason I continue is simply because what I do works. And, I want to be around when the next big dump starts to help us avoid the large part of the sell … [Read more...]

I Don’t Always Agree with Josh

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I don't always agree with Josh, the reformed broker. This time I do. With the onus of retirement shifting from the employer to the employee we should encourage more people to understand the value of participating in the stock market. That should include tax deferred savings … [Read more...]

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