Girish asks, "I have heard people talk about 'taking advantage of' or 'minting money from' a recession. How does one do it?" If you have cash you can find great bargains in almost any market or asset class - whether it is a stock, bond, mutual fund, buying tax liens or judgments or even real estate. This is the classic sort of value investing espoused by Benjamin Graham and practiced ... Read More
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Sit On It and Rotate
The market's are jumpy to say the least right now. As I post this the market has ended four days down in a row after finishing August up 3.5% and up 45% since March. Despite signs of 'green shoots' and glimmers of positive economic activity, the US stock markets have ended the summer rally with a selloff of over 2% (on the DJIA Index). Fears of a stock market correction or a "W"-shaped ... Read More