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jaybosstein

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Posted: May. 17, 2014 - 10:06 AM ET #1

Has anybody that invest read his literature? If so, do you mind sharing some insight on how to invest correctly? Thanks in advance.

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Rush51

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Posted: May. 22, 2014 - 10:47 PM ET #2

No, never read any of Peter Lynch's stuff.. I'd be more an advocate of John Bogle.

If you are asking how to invest wisely (not sure if "correct" would be an appropriate description) , invest in Index Funds. As funny as it sounds, you'll have a tough time beating the averages over long periods of time.

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wallstreetcappers

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Posted: May. 23, 2014 - 11:57 AM ET #3

Yeah Peter made good points long long ago, still applicable today but for sure back in the 90's when that longer term value proposal held more merit.

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Raiders22

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Posted: May. 23, 2014 - 7:31 PM ET #4

Quote Originally Posted by Rush51:

No, never read any of Peter Lynch's stuff.. I'd be more an advocate of John Bogle.

If you are asking how to invest wisely (not sure if "correct" would be an appropriate description) , invest in Index Funds. As funny as it sounds, you'll have a tough time beating the averages over long periods of time.

Hard to go wrong with either---but harder to be advocate of Lynch without having read or studied him. He is worth studying if you ever have time.

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Raiders22

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Posted: May. 23, 2014 - 7:34 PM ET #5

Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

Yeah Peter made good points long long ago, still applicable today but for sure back in the 90's when that longer term value proposal held more merit.

Confused me. You think long term value is not important anymore? Or you just prefer the quicker startegies? Longterm is the classic style and has always worked. Not opposed to the other attempts---it just seems to me too many investors nowadays are too impatient. Quick buck, etc.

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wallstreetcappers

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Posted: May. 24, 2014 - 12:36 AM ET #6

Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22:

Confused me. You think long term value is not important anymore? Or you just prefer the quicker startegies? Longterm is the classic style and has always worked. Not opposed to the other attempts---it just seems to me too many investors nowadays are too impatient. Quick buck, etc.

The market now is not what the market was then..there is a big difference. Cycles used to take a decade, now a cycle can come in a year or two..

Companies, investors are looking for the quick buck for sure..look at how corporations are spending money, they are not investing in capital long term purchases, they are buying shares of stock to reduce the float and make the share price go up. HPQ today announced MASSIVE job cuts, on top of previous job cuts..yet they have been spending MORE on stock buybacks than investing in capital goods..

Short term thinking is what companies are practicing in this market.

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Raiders22

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Posted: May. 24, 2014 - 3:05 PM ET #7

So? Still relative--- long term is shorter than it used to be and short term is shorter than it used to be. He's not talking about how companies are investing. He's talking about how investors are investing. And classic investing is still a great model. Markets are not that much more dynamic long term. Not opposed to short term investing. I am just saying long term for sure works and is less risky. So I was just telling guy that Lynch is very good to get familiar with.

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Raiders22

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Posted: May. 24, 2014 - 3:09 PM ET #8

Hard to use HP as an example of anything yet. Sure they are trying to streamline. But could argue that they are in obvious desperate competition mode after fiddling around with no long or short term plan. Obviously stock may be good buy now because of investor mindset. But I would argue that is still a short term lay as opposed to long term.

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