Comments on: Stampeding out of the stock market http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/ Helping you invest and prosper Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-168636 Canadian Capitalist Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:25:05 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-168636 Investing in stocks (remember that I always mean the broad market or a broad cross section of stocks, not one individual stock) is not gambling because you expect to make money through dividends and earnings growth over the long term. That's not true of gambling which is set up so that players can expect to lose. It is unfair to say that most companies are "cooking the books". Of course, some are but out of the thousands of listed stocks in the US, the percentage of companies involved in wrong doing is very small. Investing in stocks (remember that I always mean the broad market or a broad cross section of stocks, not one individual stock) is not gambling because you expect to make money through dividends and earnings growth over the long term. That’s not true of gambling which is set up so that players can expect to lose. It is unfair to say that most companies are “cooking the books”. Of course, some are but out of the thousands of listed stocks in the US, the percentage of companies involved in wrong doing is very small.

]]> By: why buy stocks http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-168346 why buy stocks Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:34:09 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-168346 If the companies sometimes deliver untruth data, or 'cook the books' which is almost common to every public company, why invester buy stocks, even most of the company either cut the dividant or never pay the dividant? The only goodwish is to sell the stocks to next victem at higher value. question: 1.Is there any trust worthy company? 2.How to prove stock market investment is not a gambling ? The end can't justfy the means. If the companies sometimes deliver untruth data, or ‘cook the books’ which is almost common to every public company, why invester buy stocks, even most of the company either cut the dividant or never pay the dividant?
The only goodwish is to sell the stocks to next victem at higher value.
question:
1.Is there any trust worthy company?
2.How to prove stock market investment is not a gambling ?

The end can’t justfy the means.

]]> By: Shaodx http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166560 Shaodx Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:50:17 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166560 Contrary to logic and to their own stated intentions, most people prefer to buy stocks high and sell low... go figure... Contrary to logic and to their own stated intentions, most people prefer to buy stocks high and sell low… go figure…

]]> By: Coldcall http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166500 Coldcall Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:06:16 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166500 I found it hard to keep my head in October. But I think its really important to stick to ones fundamentals. During the great market slides in october i bought into Aecon (ARE) because after doing a lot of research i picked them out as the most recessionary proof stock on the TSE. However, i was dismayed that as october wore on and while other stocks advanced somewhat during rallies, Aecon went sideways or even dropped at one point to below $6. I really started thinking i had made an enormous blunder. But finally, when Aecon reported their last quarter on Oct 29th, which was a record in revenue, profit, billions in signed backlog, and a much rosier outlook compared to other sectors, i felt vindicated! ARE shot up as it should, reaching almsot 9 before we had the recent dip of a couple days. But what was interesting was watching people dump Aecon at stupid prices. They must have lost loads of money and had they waited just a little bit they could have enjoyed the ARE turnaround. In any case, to cut a long story short. If youve done your homework, stick to your guns! I find this October's blood letting has been a great education in the stock market. I found it hard to keep my head in October. But I think its really important to stick to ones fundamentals. During the great market slides in october i bought into Aecon (ARE) because after doing a lot of research i picked them out as the most recessionary proof stock on the TSE. However, i was dismayed that as october wore on and while other stocks advanced somewhat during rallies, Aecon went sideways or even dropped at one point to below $6. I really started thinking i had made an enormous blunder.

But finally, when Aecon reported their last quarter on Oct 29th, which was a record in revenue, profit, billions in signed backlog, and a much rosier outlook compared to other sectors, i felt vindicated! ARE shot up as it should, reaching almsot 9 before we had the recent dip of a couple days.

But what was interesting was watching people dump Aecon at stupid prices. They must have lost loads of money and had they waited just a little bit they could have enjoyed the ARE turnaround.

In any case, to cut a long story short. If youve done your homework, stick to your guns! I find this October’s blood letting has been a great education in the stock market.

]]> By: Weekend Investing Reading (WIR) | Investing School http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166364 Weekend Investing Reading (WIR) | Investing School Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:31:57 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166364 [...] the recent market turmoil, Canadian Capitalist sights that investors are fleeing the stock market.  No surprise since investors never learn!  They always sell low and buy [...] [...] the recent market turmoil, Canadian Capitalist sights that investors are fleeing the stock market.  No surprise since investors never learn!  They always sell low and buy [...]

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166188 Canadian Capitalist Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:07:01 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166188 I agree with Thicken. In a recent post, Tom Bradley highlighted this snippet from a Jeremy Grantham interview on his Steady Hand blog: Do you think we will learn anything from all of this turmoil? We will learn an enormous amount in a very short time, quite a bit in the medium term and absolutely nothing in the long term. That would be the historical precedent. I agree with Thicken. In a recent post, Tom Bradley highlighted this snippet from a Jeremy Grantham interview on his Steady Hand blog:

Do you think we will learn anything from all of this turmoil?

We will learn an enormous amount in a very short time, quite a bit in the medium term and absolutely nothing in the long term. That would be the historical precedent.

]]> By: nobleea http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166187 nobleea Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:59:02 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166187 When they are tanking, you should be...spanking? When they are tanking, you should be…spanking?

]]> By: Dividend Growth Investor http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166147 Dividend Growth Investor Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:56:49 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166147 When they are crying you should be buying.. When they are yelling you should be selling.... When they are crying you should be buying.. When they are yelling you should be selling….

]]> By: Thicken My Wallet http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166128 Thicken My Wallet Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:38:55 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166128 Sadly, the next time this happens we will see the exact same behaviour. Sadly, the next time this happens we will see the exact same behaviour.

]]> By: moneygardener http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/stampeding-out-of-the-stock-market/#comment-166124 moneygardener Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:31:52 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1447#comment-166124 In reality, the large majority of investors should not be hurt by a market crash. As long as everyone is allocated responsibly (big assumption), then the crash is probably a net positive for most, especially the young. In reality, the large majority of investors should not be hurt by a market crash. As long as everyone is allocated responsibly (big assumption), then the crash is probably a net positive for most, especially the young.

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