Archive for August, 2011
Activities: Recent Stock Buys
Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
I have been continuing to buy small positions as my favorite watchlist stocks get hammered in these volatile markets. I don’t know what will happen with these stocks in coming days or months. But, I am buying these stocks with the intention to hold it for a long time. So, I am going to measure […]
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LMIJ #1: Netflix (NFLX): Survival and Success of an One Trick Pony
Posted on 21. Aug, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
I am starting this new series of posts, Lessons from My Investing Journey (LMIJ), to share the lessons I learned from the investing mistakes and successes over the years. One of the motivations behind writing this series is that we tend to rationalize in retrospect and give ourselves more credit for than actually due and […]
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Time to Panic or Buying Opportunity ?
Posted on 07. Aug, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
Phew… last week was a wild wild week in the market. It started with the debt ceiling drama and ended the week with worst drop since March 2009. The drama didn’t end there… late Friday S&P downgraded US debt for the first time in 70 years. You can read the details on almost every financial […]