Quoting Phillip Fisher:
1. It is just appalling the nerve strain people put themselves under trying to buy something today and sell it tomorrow. 2. It's a small-win proposition. 3. If you are a truly long-range investor, of which I am practically a vanishing breed, the profits are so tremendously greater.
1. Someone made a remark that, while it is factually correct, is completely unrealistic when he said, "Nobody ever went broke taking a profit." 2. Well, it is true that you don't go broke taking a profit, but that ASSUMES you will make a profit on EVERYTHING you do. 3. It doesn't allow for the mistakes you're bound to make in the investment business.
1. Funny thing is, I know plenty of guys who consider themselves to be long-term investors but who are still perfectly happy to trade in and out and back into their favourite stocks. 2. Then when their stock got up to a higher price, the pressure to sell got so strong. 3. "Well, why don't we sell half of it, so as to get our bait back?" 4. That is a totally ridiculous argument. 5. Either this is a better investment than another one or a worse one. 6. Getting your bait back is just a question of psychological comfort. 7. It doesn't have anything to do with whether it is the right move or not.
Micheal Teo
Warren Buffet did mention in his golden rule of investment. To win first you must not lose. Secondly, small consistent gains is better than loss. Just my individual opinion giving due respect to Mr.Tan KW's article. Thank you.
2013-08-21 16:13