Investing Advice
Collection of classic Cabot investing tips to help you become a wiser and wealthier investor.
Consider Taxes Before You Invest 8/7/08
When you consider the taxes before you invest, you'll have a truer grasp of your portfolio.
Dispelling Six Common Investing Myths 7/3/08
Avoid some of what doesn't work in the stock market and improve your returns.
Seven Short Selling Tips 6/23/08
We don't have any official recommendations for short selling, but if you're determined to sell short, here are seven tips.
Listen to Your Stocks 4/23/08
A big earnings gap lower, especially after a stock has enjoyed a huge advance, often spells the end for a stock's up cycle.
Practice Patience Early in a New Bull Market 3/29/08
Considering the risk that you might buy at a false bottom, we don't think the risk is worth the reward.
Tips on Handling Market Stress 3/15/08
Having a system will help you manage market stress especially when the market's most volatile.
The Market Wants to Take Your Money Away; You Need a System to Prevent It 3/10/08
Here are three ways the market is actively trying to take your money and what you can do about it.
How to Invest During a Recession 1/17/08
Timothy Lutts is watching charts and finding bargains.
On Improving Your Personal Side of the Investing EquationEight ideas to help you improve your personal moneymaking habits from "New Market Wizard" by Jack Schwager.
Factors for Successful TradingTwo key factors—hard work, and staying focused on what can be controlled—are key to making big money in the market.
SNaC to Keep Your Portfolio in ShapeSNaC stands for Story, Numbers and Chart, and it's the method Paul Goodwin uses to pick stocks for the Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report.
Plan for Risk...Don't Avoid ItSuccessful investors always consider risk when analyzing their portfolio, adhering to rules like cutting losses short and diversification.
Be Ready to Buy when Market Leading Stocks are on SaleThe worse the economic chaos gets…and the lower the market goes…the better you like it.
On Selling Big WinnersWhat feels good to most investors is holding on to a big winner...and what feels bad is selling a big winner—but there are times when that's exactly what you should do.
Managing Risk during Bear MarketsThe secret to surviving the bear market, of course, is adapting.
What to do when Sellers are in Control of the MarketWhen the sellers remain in control, this Q&A will help you decide what to do.
Why Recession Really Doesn't Matter to InvestorsShould you wait until the recession ends before you invest? No—because all stocks trade on expectations of the future.
Free Yourself from WhyThe best investors generally free themselves from the question of why a stock or the market is going up or down.
Keeping Your Balance during Market TurbulenceIf you're an investor, you're worried. That's what you get paid for. Here's something to keep in mind during turbulent times.
Year-End Review helps Set Goals for Next Year Opening your eyes to some of your investing strengths and weaknesses will help you make more money next year.
On Keeping Watch Over Your StocksChecking your stocks often probably doesn't do any harm, but it does reveal something about you as an investor.
Investing Basics: Keep Your Eye on the Ball There’s a reason that the same old rules are still the rules. Keep it simple. Keep your eye on the ball. And you’ll come up a winner.
Growth or Value Investor? Depends on your Investing Temperament Which strategies are best for you? It’s all a matter of temperament.
Are you a Growth Investor or Value Investor?The most important thing for you to understand about investing in stocks is yourself.
Know Thyself. Match your Investing System to your PersonalityWhat really matters is matching the system's pros and cons with your own personality.
Portfolio Management: Quality over QuantityWhen managing your portfolio of growth stocks, it pays to be concentrated in the market's leaders.
Just Sit Tight during CorrectionsSit tight. Hold onto your winners. Sell your losers.
Stock Prices: Important and NothingIt's value and opportunity, not the price of the stock. And then there's December...
Follow Your SystemYour first task is to clearly identify your system; your second, and most difficult, is to follow that system.
Averaging upLike any tool, averaging up can be dangerous if misused.
Fundamental or Technical Analysis: The Perils of PurityFollowing either of these investing styles exclusively can be risky for your total portfolio.
Wise Words from Warren’s Wife: Don’t get too attached to the outcomePeople have been trying to follow Warren Buffett’s investing advice for years but maybe his wife’s advice can also be helpful.
A Stock, Like Love, Thrives on Romance and Dies on StatisticsIf the RP line falters over a period of weeks, you’ll know the romance has ended.
Markets Are Never Wrong; Opinions AreA rewarding strategy is to identify the current trend and stay with it as long as it persists.
Do You Want to Feel Right or Make Money?If you really want to make money, you have to discard your desire to feel right all of the time.
Run, Sheep, RunBy watching investor sentiment and adjusting your investments accordingly, your investment results are sure to improve.
Three Changes for Improved InvestingA successful small change is much better for you (both financially and emotionally) than a big change that you can't make happen.