Comments on: 3 Reasons You Should Be Invested In Stocks Right Now

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:51:02 +0000

Thanks – I was looking at my portfolio last night and thinking ahead to the end of the month – what investments I’ll make, etc. – some of my favourites are still 25% below their 52-week highs. It still would be nice to see a bit of a pullback, though, for jumping in.

Would be interesting to see your thoughts on the Canadian dollar and future US inflation right now.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:51:45 +0000

This is a good post, but where did you get this information from? “Historical evidence suggests that cash investments return the least amount over the long run.” What is this historical evidence?

By: Jon at Diversified Focus

Jon at Diversified Focus — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:39:50 +0000

Thanks for the bull case- after the recent run up I’ve been pretty wary for a progressive pullback, but you’re right on the long haul this is an excellent spot to accumulate and hold for the long haul.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:19:18 +0000

DGI,
I’d have to see the research you are talking about, but anytime you pick a time period to compare stocks vs. bonds it can be skewed by the time period measured.
We’ve recently heard about the “lost decade” as indexes measured to the bottom at March 2009 showed the same levels as 10 years earlier. However, if we look at our focus on dividend paying stocks we far and above exceed the index due to the impact of dividends paid and/or re-invested over the past 10 years.
Stats can say anything you want them to depending on how you measure and interpret them.

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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:56:19 +0000

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