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| 3 of 3 results found for - "Christian Hill" | [Quote No.28190] Need Area: Money > Invest
"One thing to keep in mind when buying a company's stock is the lifespan of its product. In other words, keep an eye on how often consumers have to buy replacements. If people have to buy your product only once, you are on a constant search for new customers. Unless, that is, you're satisfied with sporadic sales." - Christian Hill
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| [Quote No.29115] Need Area: Money > Invest
"We have all been there...
Sitting at a bar, head in your hands, you're wondering how it happened. How could your favorite stock have fallen so far, so fast? It looked so promising months ago. But here you are, sick to your stomach over it.
You're tempted to hang on to the stock and wait for it to rebound. You bought it at $30/share, and it is now $20/share. You want your money back. And it shouldn't take too long to make back that $10/share, right? A few good days in the market, and you'll be back to even...
Not so fast. When it comes to 'recouping' losses, you have to look at the equation in a different way.
It's human nature to look at the percentage of the loss and figure that is what the stock needs to increase by in order for you to break even. In this example, if you'd bought the stock at $30/share and it is now worth $20/share, you are sitting on a 30 percent loss. But in order to break even, and see your $20/share stock go back up to your purchase price of $30/share, it would have to appreciate by 50 percent.
Ask yourself if that kind of climb is possible. If you don't think it is, it might be best to minimize your loss at 30 percent. There is nothing worse than watching a loss keep on growing while you hope and pray for a recovery." - Christian Hill
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| [Quote No.29569] Need Area: Money > Invest
"Mutual funds traditionally get high marks for being a 'low-risk' investment. But if you think about them that way, you could be putting your money at risk.
A Forbes article on mutual funds broke down the winners and losers during a recent market downturn. One fund - the Putnam Investments Growth and Income Fund - has underperformed its peers for the last nine years [2001-2008]. Plus, over the last year, it has dropped 23 percent.
The cause? Most likely its large holdings in Bear Stearns, Countrywide Financial, Bank of America, and Citigroup while the financial sector collapsed [in the 2008 credit crisis]. To make up for that, the fund then loaded up on ExxonMobil just before the recent decline in the energy sector [A barrel of oil went from US$150 in June to US$90 in September].
The lesson any mutual fund investor can learn from this is to closely examine the largest holdings in a fund prior to investing in it. If the fund is too heavily weighted in a certain sector, you are left exposed should that sector run into problems. And once you buy into a fund, you should be constantly monitoring its allocation. The holdings can change at the fund manager's discretion, and the balance can become drastically different over time.
The composition of most funds can be found online, so doing your initial homework and then checking up on the ones you buy is relatively easy. In the long run, you will be happy you took an active role in managing your risk exposure." - Christian Hill
Quoted 19th September, 2008.
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