by Stephen Perry | Feb 19, 2015 | StockMarket
The term “animal spirits” was coined by John Maynard Keynes, highly regarded early twentieth century British economist. He used it to describe the buying behavior of investors who showed a herd-like mentality of irrational exhuberance whenever stocks were...
by Stephen Perry | Jan 23, 2015 | StockMarket
Anyone who followed Jim Cramer on his popular “Mad Money” nightly television program is aware of his segment, “Am I Diversified?” that he runs during the program. “Cramer”, as he likes to be called, considers diversification vitally...
by Stephen Perry | Jan 16, 2015 | StockMarket
How important is professional money management to the financial health of your investment portfolio? Can you “go it alone”? Let’s consider: It is now thought quite normal behavior for investors to seek out professional financial guidance in setting...
by Stephen Perry | Jan 9, 2015 | StockMarket
In my book describing Strategic Stock Accumulation (SSA), I have a chapter devoted to exchange traded funds (ETFs), and more specifically, index funds. They are the only types of securities bought and sold in the SSA Strategy. I’d now like to review the reasons...
by Stephen Perry | Jan 9, 2015 | StockMarket
Does ‘democracy’ matter for the stock market? Do the laws and regulations of the so-called true ‘democracies’ and democratic institutions have any effect on the stability, and even the profitability, of the stock market? These are questions not...
by Stephen Perry | Jan 9, 2015 | StockMarket
What is “Counter-Intuitive Investing”? What does the term really mean as it relates to investing in the stock market? Is a counter-intuitive investor less or more likely generally, to be successful than an investor using “intuitive” thinking,...
