More Investors Are Saying Bye-Bye to Buy and Hold [View article]
I have been mostly a buy-and-hold investor for over 30 years. I have been fortunate to ignore the bubbles, and hardly bought any stocks since 1996, except for going all-in iduring the 2002/2003 "correction" and starting in mid-2008 again.
However, I now find myself trading a lot more than I'd like or want, and spending more time on my investments than I'd like. The fact is that stocks may return 7-8% per annum on average. The market now moves +/- 5% in a day, and by +/-20% every few weeks. This means that your typical 3-year return can be made or lost in a few weeks. So buy-and-hold, if not dead, is certainly very questionnable in this environment.
More Investors Are Saying Bye-Bye to Buy and Hold [View article]
However, I now find myself trading a lot more than I'd like or want, and spending more time on my investments than I'd like. The fact is that stocks may return 7-8% per annum on average. The market now moves +/- 5% in a day, and by +/-20% every few weeks. This means that your typical 3-year return can be made or lost in a few weeks. So buy-and-hold, if not dead, is certainly very questionnable in this environment.