Category Archives: investing

by Steve Selengut Most investors incorrectly think of “risk” as the possibility that the market value of a financial asset might fall below the amount that he or she has invested in the asset. OMG, how could this be happening! … Continue reading →

by Steve Selengut The first page of search engine research tells you that: “Investors use hedging strategies when they are unsure of what the market will do”— isn’t that always the case? Further along you learn that there are many … Continue reading →

by Steve Selengut Many of the things you think you know about investing are part of a mythology designed to make you bounce around between investment products. Modern day “conventional wisdom” just isn’t all that its cracked up to be. … Continue reading →

by Steve Selengut The Investment Grade Value Stock Index “Bargain Stock Monitor” clearly reflects the profit taking that hit the market late in January— you and I have been harvesting our gains all along though. Right?

by Steve Selengut The IGVSI Bargain Stock Monitor clearly reflects the strength of this eleven-month-rallying stock market. In fact, the bargain monitor is sporting the best numbers ever recorded. No, this is not a “buy” signal.