Is " Buy and Hold " Investing Dead ?

[amitrandive]

how does time frame nt matter a LAY investor ? i m sure every lay investr had asked himsef 1 question at sm point of time in his investing or trading career as HAD ONLY I CUD HAD HOLD DIS STOCK FR A FEW MORE DAYS, I WUD HAD GT A HUGE WINDFALL GAIN !!

sudoku1

You are right!!!

My point is the layman investor depends on the media,analysts,websites for making his investing decisions.He may not check the balance sheets or price charts.If he invests his money for a long term,on what basis does he do that?

Ideally they will be investing in the Blue chips of Nifty as they are fundamentally good companies.If the dependable blue chips do not perform,the investor has locked in his money for nothing.

 

[jamit_05]

Amit,

Stock market is no place for a "layman". FD is probably best.

 

[sudoku1]

sudoku1

You are right!!!

My point is the layman investor depends on the media,analysts,websites for making his investing decisions.He may not check the balance sheets or price charts.If he invests his money for a long term,on what basis does he do that?

Ideally they will be investing in the Blue chips of Nifty as they are fundamentally good companies.If the dependable blue chips do not perform,the investor has locked in his money for nothing.

My point is the layman investor depends on the media,analysts,websites for making his investing decisions.He may not check the balance sheets or price charts.If he invests his money for a long term,on what basis does he do that?

first of all who is d lay investr? he is d one who depends on the media,analysts,websites for making his investing decisions.He may not check the balance sheets or price charts.

Ideally they will be investing in the Blue chips of Nifty as they are fundamentally good companies.If the dependable blue chips do not perform,the investor has locked in his money for nothing.

dis can happen even wid a smart investr.i am again sure u may hav cm across a number of smart investrs who hav lost a fortune in so called blue chips . d only difference btwn a lay n a smart investr is KNOWLEDGE.d more knowledge an invesotor fetches, d less mistakes he makes n lesser d mistakes, smarter he becomes, where as a LAY wil always b laid down by d mkt.

 

[amitrandive]

first of all who is d lay investr? he is d one who depends on the media,analysts,websites for making his investing decisions.He may not check the balance sheets or price charts.

dis can happen even wid a smart investr.i am again sure u may hav cm across anumber of smart investers who hav lost a fortune in so called blue chips . d only difference btwn a lay n a smart investr as KNOWLEDGE.d more knowledge an invesotor fetches, d less mistakes he makes n lesser d mistakes, smarter he becomes, where as a LAY wil always b laid down by d mkt.

:clap::clap::clap:

 

[sudoku1]

Amit,

Stock market is no place for a "layman". FD is probably best.

every smart investor was once a lay man.der wud b no stock mkts around d world if all of us put in our money in FDs

 

[Einstein]

every smart investor was once a lay man.der wud b no stock mkts around d world if all of us put in our money in FDs

then the banks will convert Fixed deposits into securities and create more money out of it.

 

[praveen taneja]

what is the use of FD when it is unable to beat the Inflation and tax on maturity..........better is ELSS

 

[prst]

i was a regular player of RNRL and RPL and and rest is history me and the scrips vanished frm market

such stories scare the hell out of newbie wannabe investors
also, Punj loyd and educomp were seen to be fundamentally strong and investor's darling stocks.
but look at their current levels

 

[praveen taneja]

such stories scare the hell out of newbie wannabe investors
also, Punj loyd and educomp were seen to be fundamentally strong and investor's darling stocks.
but look at their current levels

Dont forget Teledat Infotec split at 85 open at 30 now 15 paisa other company yet to list promoter sold every single share

 

[jamit_05]

Even, once upon a time Fundamental Analysts favourite and much talked about ... OPTO Circuits !! Its share price has lost all sheen. Might as well call it Short Circuit!