When I'm looking at the market in general, I see that a lot of the fluff has been let out of the system and I suspect that much of it will never be allowed back in. At the same time, people are looking very closely at companies' performances, business models and, more importantly, future predictions. It seems to me that we are looking much closer than we were just a few years ago, and with very good reason. Skepticism is on the rise and rightfully so.
As individual investors, we have the ability to pick and choose, bob and weave, duck and cover...whatever suits the individual. Short, long....it doesn't matter in the big picture. The key is success or, at a minimum, learning enough from one's mistakes so that they are not repeated.
Regardless of what our hopes are for the future, hopes don't usually do very well with respect to investing. Still, hopes have a lot to do with how we think and act in the good ol' USA.
Many on this thread discuss how, when and where we are going to put our money? in the hopes that either others are doing the same thing or that someone in cyberspace might be able to shed some light on possible deficiencies in our strategies.
It's late and I realize I'm rambling.....until next time..... |
