Posts Tagged ‘ S&P 500 ’

How to Short the Market Right Now

Jun 17th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing
1. What’s the best way to short the S&P 500 right now, considering its volatility?   Dan: I approach short selling the way a value investor approaches buying: find stocks with huge disparities between price and intrinsic value. Only with short selling, you’re looking for stocks priced at least 50% to 100% ...read more

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Negative Gains from the SP 500

Jul 11th, 2008 | By | Category: Macro Economics
What a difference a decade can make! Over the last 10 years of the 20th century, anyone buying and holding U.S. stocks made a total return approaching 18% per year. Their initial stake, as a 2002 research paper noted, increased five times over. Now that’s real money! But roll forward 10 years, ...read more

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