Buy, hold, and sell!
Subtitle: the investment strategy that could save you from the next market crash
By: Ken Moraif
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781118951491
Subjects: Investments; Retirement income; Planning; Investment analysis; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Investing; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities
Description: "Protect your retirement from the next big crash with a New Twist on the Old Investment Strategy.  For years, advisors have recommended that investors take a "buy and hold" approach to the market, but people over fifty can't afford to rely on this strategy. Buy, Hold, & SELL! uncovers the myth of the "buy and hold" investment philosophy, and explains why it's dangerously incomplete. Written by Ken Moraif, one of Barron's top 100 Financial Advisors in the United States three years a row and who called the 2008 market crash in November of 2007, this book outlines an alternative strategy that better serves investors who are at retirement age. Written in easy-to-understand language and buoyed by Ken's trademark humor, this guide shoots down the myths that keep investors in risky markets, and arms readers with the knowledge, motivation, and strategies that may help them survive-and even thrive-during the inevitable next bear market.Too many retirees lost a large percentage of their investments during the market collapse of 2008 and spent years trying to regain their footing. During the collapse, many advisors told their clients to stay in the market. Ken did the opposite, advising his clients and listeners of his popular radio show "Money Matters" to get out of the market in November of 2007-before the economic meltdown. With this book, Ken shares his 26 years of experience to help investors prepare for the imminent bear market that could devastate their retirement plans.For those looking to build a sound financial plan for the long run, this book provides expert insight and solid advice with supporting charts, graphs, statistics, and anecdotes.  Understand the buy-hold-SELL strategy  Learn how to design a sell strategy to protect principal in the next bear market  Find clear-cut information regarding retirement finances  Discover the benefits of a diversified portfolio This book expands upon old advice to provide the most important part of the equation: a sell strategy designed to protect principal.  The goal of Buy, Hold, & SELL! is not to make investors rich quick, but to help keep them from becoming poor"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Acknowledgments Introduction. One Bear Market Can Change Your Life Forever The Inspiration Behind this Book Section One. the Trouble with Buy-Hold: Why It's Dangerous to Your Financial Health Chapter One. Buy and Hold: A Bad Strategy for Anyone Over Fifty? Even the Best Investor... Buying into the Buy-Hold Myth Chapter Two. Sixty is the New Forty: What Does That Mean for Your Investments? How Long Will You Live? What Does a Long Life Mean For Retirement? The Longevity-Retirement-Investment Equation Chapter Three. The Bear and the Lake House Chapter Four. The Ten Most Important Years of Your Investing Life More Heavy Lifting The Eighth Wonder of the World? Reverse Compounding The Most Important Years of Your Investing Life Chapter Five. A Buy-Hold Disaster Story Chapter Six. You Know You're a Buy-Holder If...Wondering whether the buy-hold philosophy has a hold on you? Take this quiz and find out Chapter Seven. Why Does Buy-Hold Even Exist? Generational Amnesia The Rest of the Story The Rise of Mutual Funds The Best Coin Flipper in the World That Famous Scene in "The Deer Hunter" Chapter Eight. What Do Economists Say about Buy-Hold ? Check Out the Publication Date It's History, Not the Future Siegel Also Admitted... The Market's (and Investors') Irrational Exuberance The Emperor's New Clothes Valuations Schmaluations Who Should You Listen To? Chapter Nine. The Multimillion Dollar Argument for a Buy-Hold-SELL Strategy My Personal Experience with Buy-Hold The Birth of a Sell Strategy Avoiding the Market Crash of 2008 Section Two. The Buy-Hold Myths: The Advice That Could Ruin Your Retirement Chapter Ten. Buy-Hold Myth #1: The Market Always Comes Back Some Big Bad Bears Mini Myth: If You Just Study Past Market History... Mini-Myth: Time is Your Friend Homeland Security Mini-Myth: The Most Successful Investors Stay In For the Long Run We're Not Twenty-Five Anymore Where's the Contract? Chapter Eleven. Buy-Hold Myth #2: Don't Miss the 20 Best Trading Days A Pig in a Poke When Were the Best Days? Riding the Market During the Best Days The Worst Trading Days (So Far) Avoiding the Big Bad Bear Days Doing the Impossible He's in the Wrong Lane! Missing the Best and Worst Chapter Twelve. Buy-Hold Myth #3: Don't Be the Fool Who Sells at the Bottom Mini-Myth: You Don't Want to Miss the Rebound Mini-Myth: the Rebound is Equal to the Fall The Two Fools of Mayberry R.F.D. Chapter Thirteen. Buy-Hold Myth #4: Diversify Your Portfolio. That's All You Need to Do. Put Your Eggs in Different Baskets A Junk Drawer of Investments Diversification Isn't Enough Buying a Drill Chapter Fourteen. Buy-Hold Myth #5: You Won't Make Any Money If You Sell and Sit in Cash Cash Can Be Your Friend Bewitched by Zero That's Not All Security or Surfing? Chapter Fifteen. Buy-Hold Myth #6: You Haven't Lost Any Money Unless You... Shame, Shame, Shame Mini-Myth: Future Appreciation A Flat Out Lie Why They Don't Want You to Sell Why You Fear Selling Buying Stuff is Fun Live to Fight Another Day The Real Answer Chapter Sixteen: Bits and Pieces: More Buy-Hold Nonsense "Ten Years" Twaddle Can't We Just Use the P/E Ratio? A Word About Warren Section Three. Buy, Hold, SELL: An Introduction to Sell Strategies Chapter Seventeen. What's Beyond the Buy-Hold Myth? Not Market Timing Even If You Could... Trends and Tides Chapter Eighteen. The 200-Day Moving Average Strategy How to Calculate the 200-Day Moving Average The 200-Day Moving Average in Action Backed Up By History Returns and Risks Using the 200-day Moving Average Why This Strategy Works Why It Works Especially Well for Investors over 50 Chapter Nineteen. The Trailing Stop Loss Sell Strategy The Trailing Stop Loss Setting Your Stop Loss Point Stock Behavior Beta and Standard Deviation Take Tech Stocks, For Example Chapter Twenty. When You Should NOT Sell More Event-Driven Market Drops If You Can Point To A Specific Event... If There's More Than One Reason For A Drop... The 2008 Bear Use Your Sell Strategy, Unless... Chapter Twenty-One. Sell Strategy Pros and Cons False Alarms The Financial Tornado Warning Transaction Costs and Taxes A Cautionary Tale Put the Odds in Your Favor Don't Be the Hare Chapter Twenty-Two. More Reasons to Use a Sell Strategy Bonus Reasons to Have a Sell Strategy: #1 Bonus Reasons to Have a Sell Strategy: #2 Real Life by the Numbers Bonus Reasons to Have a Sell Strategy: #3 Chapter Twenty-Three. The Magic Number Strategy How Strong is Your House? Your Magic Number How Much Will You Need? Calculating Your Magic Number The Magic Number and The Musician Chapter Twenty-Four. The Rebalancing Strategy Reap the Rewards of a Rebalanced Portfolio Getting Off the Titanic Chapter Twenty-Five. Execute or Get Killed It Doesn't Matter Why You Sell... You Can't Climb the Pyramids A Giant Bowl of Spaghetti Remember New Orleans Chapter Twenty-Six. A Simple Action Plan Checklist Chapter Twenty-Seven. Armed with Knowledge P.S. - What Do You Think Will Happen Next? Appendix About the Author Index .