If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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The people hyping the stock need to make some money too...what better way than to tell their readers to pick that stock. :lol:
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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you got it right, That would be the definition of beating the stock.
But, you made it sound like it's easy to have gain 10% last year. If you bought in May and sold in November then what happened?...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Maybe "most people" shouldn't read such magazines. Most people can't do a lot of things, but there's a lot of publications out there about those things.
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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You can buy those stocks within a fund.
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Sure, it is "nice." It's also nice to go through the drive through and not have to order everything on the menu just to eat there because you'll get stuck with something you really don't like and it...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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some of the readers think the "experts" featured in the magazines are above average & therefore able to beat the market.
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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I agree not everyone will win, but you cant say if the market gets beat, so does the fund. I was confident...which is why I invested in multiple Bear ETFs. Not beating it with one single stock...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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I'm aware of strategies of all types - up, down, sideways, whatever.
Just because you make a successful trade only means you bet correctly on that hand. If you're so confident that you can repeat...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Total newbie question here, but what is the difference between opening an account with Schwab and buying their "Schwab S&P 500 Index" versus using a cheap broker like TradeKing to purchase the "SPDR...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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They might be the same stocks, but their company breakdown might slightly differ. So, it might not be an exact 1:1 match to S&P 500, but pretty close.
The expense ratio
The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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You are alluding to the idea of persistence and frankly no one has done it. While many funds have had good, great and even tremendous runs at some point they lose. Generally, what I have seen...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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I've been reading some financial magazines lately, mostly Money Magazine and Smart Money Magazine. Both of these are filled with suggestions on single stock picks. After reading the Boglehead's...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Simple because the magazines want to sell... well magazines and they need to have something to write about. Simply recommending index funds would not sell that many issues would it?
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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You can still beat the market by buying a Bear ETF, so even if the market gets hosed, you beat it, and made money on it. (Check the SlickDeals Marketwatch Competition. I 'beat the market' using 2...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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I personally like Armour REIT (ARR) for about a ~2 year investment.
+17% Yearly Dividend Yield, Pays Monthly
Low Interest Rate Dependent, Feds say they will keep rates low through 2013
Low...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Not even alluding anything, I said it would be nice if there's one that continue to profit and I'd put money there.
What's funny is I don't even put money in stock fund...One little comment will...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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So I should sell all my individual holdings and move to ETFs and index funds?
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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The same reason why Men's Health seems to always sell a new plan about getting abs: if they wanted to sell it once they'd write a book, not a magazine. But stocks do have enough action that current...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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This sums it all up! You're better off taking some money and playing the slots than trying to time individual stocks for a payday. What's even more depressing is that even if you time the market...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Barnz, your blowing their mind.
Bottom line, its probability. Over the short term, you can beat probability, but over the long term you cannot. That is why people pick individual stocks, they...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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I feel you have hard time understanding the said premises.
A fund can beat the market continuously then the premises is the fund will beat the market continuously. All your suggestions are outside...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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You got me, I don't get it at all.
So go ahead, buy only funds with a track record of beating the market. And when the market gets beat, so does the fund...yet the fund still beats the market....
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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I'm sure you'd be doing the exact same thing if it were real money. ;) Speaking of which, I totally forgot about that game. Guess I got distracted trading the real market. Anyhooters, I'm off to go...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Because people still pay them for the subscription fee?
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Some people choose to buy single stocks and create a diversified portfolio that way. Based on historical numbers I can tell you that the momentum strategy does indeed beat the market but is...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Oh geez, define "beat the market."
Last year, "the market" (say S&P500 for a benchmark) brought back 0% in nominal terms. If you just bought some random stock and sold for a 10% profit...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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The same reason there are thriving casinos in Las Vegas: Demand. There are a lot of people who believe they can beat the market. Some do, but it takes treating their portfolio like a full-, or at...
If I can't beat the market then why are there all these money magazines recommending single stocks?
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Thread created 06-19-2012 by IvoryCadenza
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Yikes, 40% less in just 2 months. This while making 5 more trades than me.
Could you just kindly pass along which funds you'll be dabbling in...I'll bet the opposite. :bounce:
I don't "trade...
