Comments on: Ups and Down - Interest rates, Stock markets et al. http://flippingrich.com/ups-and-down-interest-rates-stock-markets-et-al/ we live where you live, talk to us about real estate Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: chris heath http://flippingrich.com/ups-and-down-interest-rates-stock-markets-et-al/#comment-9812 chris heath Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:04:52 +0000 http://flippingrich.com/ups-and-down-interest-rates-stock-markets-et-al/#comment-9812 Property is always the best investment option over the long run stocks are pretty volatile. Property is always the best investment option over the long run stocks are pretty volatile.

]]> By: sunny http://flippingrich.com/ups-and-down-interest-rates-stock-markets-et-al/#comment-9612 sunny Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:50:41 +0000 http://flippingrich.com/ups-and-down-interest-rates-stock-markets-et-al/#comment-9612 JKF often quoted: "When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity". Let me translate what that means "where danger lies, opportunity rise". We are heading into "bear market" territory. Some markets also already priced recession in at this level. So what should you do? The bottomline is you can never call the bottom. Like Derrik mention, if you're buying at the near bottom with a long term horizon, you'll be sweetly rewarded in the future. Looking at the market trend for the past 80 years, it's looks very much like a staircase -- up but not a straight line. The best thing to do is dollar-cost average. That means to keep a discipline buy-in periodically so you would accumulate shares at various prices which at the end will average the cost lower. Consistent 401k contribution is a perfect example of dollar-cost average. JKF often quoted: “When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters.
One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity”. Let me translate what that means “where danger lies, opportunity rise”. We are heading into “bear market” territory. Some markets also already priced recession in at this level. So what should you do?

The bottomline is you can never call the bottom. Like Derrik mention, if you’re buying at the near bottom with a long term horizon, you’ll be sweetly rewarded in the future. Looking at the market trend for the past 80 years, it’s looks very much like a staircase — up but not a straight line. The best thing to do is dollar-cost average. That means to keep a discipline buy-in periodically so you would accumulate shares at various prices which at the end will average the cost lower. Consistent 401k contribution is a perfect example of dollar-cost average.

]]> By: derrikd http://flippingrich.com/ups-and-down-interest-rates-stock-markets-et-al/#comment-9574 derrikd Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:21:51 +0000 http://flippingrich.com/ups-and-down-interest-rates-stock-markets-et-al/#comment-9574 I wanted to add that I am not betting my life savings either. I wanted to add that I am not betting my life savings either.

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