Comments on: Don’t Buy (or Sell) Stocks On Emotionally-Charged News http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-buy-or-sell-stocks-on-emotionally-charged-news.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:56:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: AJC @ 7million7years http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-buy-or-sell-stocks-on-emotionally-charged-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-224944 AJC @ 7million7years Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:52:11 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-buy-or-sell-stocks-on-emotionally-charged-news.html#comment-224944 Are you kidding?! That's the absolutely best time to buy ;) But, I wouldn't have bought either A or B because neither meets my criteria of being a great business with a long track record AND being (a) currently undervalued and (b) with a good margin of safety. But, if I did find such a company, then I would definitely buy after the bad news ... but, I would wait for the signs of a recovery and that the 'big guys' are getting back in, also (not all of Wall Street is stupid). Are you kidding?! That’s the absolutely best time to buy ;)

But, I wouldn’t have bought either A or B because neither meets my criteria of being a great business with a long track record AND being (a) currently undervalued and (b) with a good margin of safety.

But, if I did find such a company, then I would definitely buy after the bad news … but, I would wait for the signs of a recovery and that the ‘big guys’ are getting back in, also (not all of Wall Street is stupid).

]]> By: Four Pillars http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-buy-or-sell-stocks-on-emotionally-charged-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-224891 Four Pillars Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:14:55 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-buy-or-sell-stocks-on-emotionally-charged-news.html#comment-224891 Excellent post - a very persuasive argument towards passive investing. Mike Excellent post – a very persuasive argument towards passive investing.

Mike

]]> By: Jesse http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-buy-or-sell-stocks-on-emotionally-charged-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-224855 Jesse Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:03:33 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-buy-or-sell-stocks-on-emotionally-charged-news.html#comment-224855 You werent the only one that thought Bear Stearns would be fine thats for sure. Jim Cramer ranted forever about how Bear would be juuuust fine. Oops. You werent the only one that thought Bear Stearns would be fine thats for sure. Jim Cramer ranted forever about how Bear would be juuuust fine. Oops.

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