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Questions tagged [investment-strategies]

Discussions about different investment strategies, and their different outcomes.

Discussions about different investment strategies, and their different outcomes.

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What investment strategy is currently being hawked on FM radio commercials?

I've heard similar radio commercials in multiple states now. A guy says he can teach you how to invest where you'll "get the full return in the good years, but be protected from crashes" (paraphrased). Does anyone know what type of "system" is being…
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Is it a reasonable strategy to keep the ratio of investments constant?

I am aware of the fact that one should not time the market. However, I am not sure if the following strategy falls under the term "timing the market". Say I have 100k cash of which I decide to invest 40% into an index. Assume that the market then…
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Is there a way to make trades similar/identical to a university endowment manager to copy them?

The assumption is that user has little time to do research and is willing to copy another investor. Are any of the endowment funds publicly disclosing their trades?
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When stock falls, wait until it rises for not losing money?

If you buy some stocks and the market prices plummet, does it make any sense to hold the stocks just to see if it goes up again, so you don't lose money? The only advantage I can think of is avoiding entry/exchange/broker fees. However, some people…
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How can I generate $250/month every month from $4000 that I have?

I live in Pakistan where cost of living is very low. My expense is $250 per month and I have $4000 saved with me. How can I use $4000 to make $250 per month for the rest of my life?
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Risk tolerance as I age

Now that I am 47 and am starting to think about risk tolerance, I find it difficult to move my funds to safer investments as I age. I don't see a need to move money out of the stock market if I will not be drawing on it for 20 years. Even in…
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If I own a lot of one company's stock via vested RSUs should I diversify?

I worked for Amazon for several years and accumulated a decent amount of RSUs that have vested, the value of the stocks is quite significant (for me). Is it a good idea for me to continue to hold all this Amazon stock or should it be diversified?…
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Does this investment strategy have a name?

I've heard this strategy described somewhere and I want to learn more about its history, theory, practice, etc. The problem is that I don't know what it is called so I don't know what to Google. The strategy is that you invest a specific amount, say…
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Why is investing in China higher risk than Europe?

This is a fund of Asian tech companies mostly in China. https://select.bestinvest.co.uk/fund-factsheets/fidinemp/fidelity-index-emerging-markets-p/inc#Portfolio and this is a mix of EU…
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implementation of risk managed momentum strategy

I read the paper "Momentum has its moments" (Pedro Barroso and Pedro Santa-Clara, 2012 - available free from Nova Business School), though i didn't fully understand something important, when speaking about changing weights on the WML the authors…
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Using a house to purchase another house

How can I use a house I own free and clear to purchase another home? I want to buy another home using a house as collateral.
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Should I invest in real estate to rent, real estate to live in, or just stocks and bonds to earn 10-15%?

I am a programmer in my mid 30's, work remotely and am single. I have about 250K EUR to invest with a goal of having a return on my investment of about 10-15%. I have the following two options. Which of the following would you consider a…
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Why are index funds not always the optimal strategy for investing?

I heard a claim that it is always the best strategy to invest money to the index fund. Why is the mistake in that sentence? Because I don't understand why there are investment advisers if we already know the best strategy. Are there scientific…
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What strategy should I use when I am profiting?

Let's say I buy stocks of a company at $1000, and 6 months later, stock is trading at $1500. What should my strategy be at this point. Should I hold the stock? or should I sell the stock to book my $500 profit or, should I sell and rebuy at $1500?
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How does trade work?

I assume that I trade an asset. I bought it with a price of 650. I sold it with a price of 750. Then, I bought it again with a price of 700. Did I earn because it raised from 650 to 750? Or did I loose because I first bought it with 650 then, I…
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