http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/losing-money-and-learn/ This is where your finance takes place Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/losing-money-and-learn/#comment-1814 The Financial Blogger | Financial Cliché II: The proportion of stocks in your portfolio should equal 100 minus your age Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:30:26 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/losing-money-and-learn/#comment-1814 [...] any major drop on the market. If it ever happens, you might not be able to buy your house anymore! I did in the past, and I had to borrow money from my parents to cover my cash down. I was playing with penny stocks [...] […] any major drop on the market. If it ever happens, you might not be able to buy your house anymore! I did in the past, and I had to borrow money from my parents to cover my cash down. I was playing with penny stocks […]

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]]> http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/losing-money-and-learn/#comment-640 The Financial Blogger » The Chinese Definition of Risk Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:01:52 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/losing-money-and-learn/#comment-640 [...] previously wrote about how I lost 4K at the age of 23 (it was 50% of my investment portfolio at that time). However, while the worst [...] […] previously wrote about how I lost 4K at the age of 23 (it was 50% of my investment portfolio at that time). However, while the worst […]

]]> http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/losing-money-and-learn/#comment-335 Chris Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:31:49 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/losing-money-and-learn/#comment-335 This has been my strategy for a little over a year now. When I buy a stock and the order is filled. I almost immediately post a sell order that is good for a year, at the percentage I would like to make off of it. Luckily, I missed the more recent downturn (Aug 2007), merely because all of my stocks were sold off. It wasn't intentional, however it did work out to my advantage (as I have a total portfolio increase this year of 26%), and that's all sitting in the money market for the time being. This has been my strategy for a little over a year now.
When I buy a stock and the order is filled. I almost immediately post a sell order that is good for a year, at the percentage I would like to make off of it.
Luckily, I missed the more recent downturn (Aug 2007), merely because all of my stocks were sold off. It wasn’t intentional, however it did work out to my advantage (as I have a total portfolio increase this year of 26%), and that’s all sitting in the money market for the time being.

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