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Two days ago in “A Hopeless Reader,” I talked about the importance of knowing your risk tolerance. Reader Mel had this to say about it: I’m worried too, but going from fully to zero to 75% invested in a matter of days? If I don’t know which way the market is going, I try to pick a percentage–50, 30, etc–that …

One anonymous reader had these comments a few days ago: Can you please explain how someone who appears to advocate Market tracking investing using stop losses can also advocates hedging “the simple hedge strategy”? The 2 strategies seem to be completely opposite approaches to investing. Can you please explain to me why you advocate both approaches, and the advantages of …

In case you missed it, reader Chuck had some interesting comments a few days ago: It’s true that there are so many conflicting opinions as to whether the markets will rise or fall. There are good cases to be made on either side. It seems to me that, up until now, the big money is betting on this bull.…I think …

I am actually taking the day off to enjoy my 36-year anniversary of having immigrated to the United States. Regular posting will resume tomorrow.

When referencing articles written by others on subjects of interest for this blog, I usually align myself with those whose viewpoints I share and value. Occasionally, I run across an opinion which does not resonate with me at all. This happened to me a couple of days ago when I watched the following video clip on MarketWatch:http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/5-reasons-to-be-bullish-2009-09-03/6817A216-C916-4167-BE38-E217E84346E6I must admit that …

During various recent posts, I touched on the importance of selecting ETFs with large volume to get faster and better execution along with lower bid/ask spreads. Reader TrendMan has this to say on the subject: These new ETFs are like a run away train totally out of control. Investing is already complicated enough and now there will be hundreds more …