Christmas is almost upon us and so it's time to batton down the hatches and take a break from the world of stocks and shares for a while. Take the next week or so to reflect and refresh your commitment to a long-term approach and I'll see you in 2013. In the mean-time there's one article for you this week, a mild rant against the use of stop losses:
Why I never use stop losses
Every now and then I'll see another investor mention stop losses, and how they use them as part of their exit strategy. While on the face of it these automatic selling mechanisms seem to make a lot of sense, they leave a lot to be desired both philosophically and practically... Read the rest of this article >>
And I almost forgot, I've written an updated "how-to" guide which outlines my whole investment strategy. It's now called "How to build your own equity income fund" and you can download it from the free resources page below:
http://www.ukvalueinvestor.com/free-resources/
As usual if you have any questions about my investment strategy, please reply to this email or send one to the address below.
Have a good weekend,
John Kingham
Editor, UK Value Investor
Email: john@ukvalueinvestor.com
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