When you trade stock picks for any length of time you learn very thoroughly that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. In other words, you are always making trade-offs. What are the trade-offs between day trading and swing trading?
Although it may be hard to believe, there is more going on in the world than the NCAA Basketball Tournament. And even though it’s not nearly as exciting as an expanded sports page, you will soon receive your March (Investment) Tournament Program… in the form of Brokerage Firm Statements. What is this guy talking about? What correlation could there possibly be between an Annual Round Ball Tournament and an Investment Portfolio or its Management? Let’s start with a few simplistic similarities: the total unpredictability of the end result; the interim ups and downs, emotionally and numerically; the media hype and expert commentary; the skill and coaching requirements. And a few of the differences: the long-term impact on people’s lives; the possibility that all participants can achieve their goals; the open-ended time frame; the non-competitive nature of the event.
In the vast investment market of more than 9,000 mutual funds, how are top mutual fund performers found? Funds that give shareholders large dividends (income/capital gains) are one category to pursue. Funds that maintain performance growth are another. But how are these mutual funds found?
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