I still have a problem of selling stocks when I know I need to dump – profit or not. I have read enough to know that long-term holding of stocks may be a moot issue right now for several reasons. 1. I may not have a long-term horizon at my age, although it is longer than a lot of investors. 2. Economic outlooks with tremendously high sovereign debts, population growth, Government inability to get a handle on debts, Governments throwing (Growing) money at “crap shoots”, comsumers appearing to be paying down some debts, etc… 3. The multiple leveraged positions – include personal loans outstanding and business loans. 4. Even Jim Cramer has been spouting of late that “long-term holding is dead”…
The reality and
“And Now the Rest of the Story – “Investing – attitude change needed