Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=steve http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=steve 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:29:00 GMT Most years will feature one or two of each. This is the natural condition of things in the stock market, Mother Nature, Inc. if you will. http://thesop.org/story/20110830/you-can-make-stock-market-volatility-your-very-best-friend.html http://thesop.org/story/20110830/you-can-make-stock-market-volatility-your-very-best-friend.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:18:00 GMT The future is uncertain, for certain. No numbers of any variety, in any combination or with any correlation or probability, will ever achieve the alchemy needed to reliably, even consistently, change leaden reality to golden certainty. http://thesop.org/story/20110729/stock-market-analytics-blinded-by-the-math.html http://thesop.org/story/20110729/stock-market-analytics-blinded-by-the-math.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:37:00 GMT The Dow is comprised of just 30 stocks, no bonds, no CEFs or ETFs, gold, currencies, or foreign companies. http://thesop.org/story/20110413/the-igvsi-a-bluer-blue-chip-market-indicator.html http://thesop.org/story/20110413/the-igvsi-a-bluer-blue-chip-market-indicator.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:12:00 GMT My goal is to never leave a profit of 10% (net/net) on the table, and that's goes for income securities as well as for equities. I'm almost always buying and selling, every day --- there's no inconsistency in that. http://thesop.org/story/20110313/money-matters-radio-interviews-investment-guru-steve-selengut.html http://thesop.org/story/20110313/money-matters-radio-interviews-investment-guru-steve-selengut.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Wed, 9 Mar 2011 01:36:00 GMT Clearly, we are still in a rally. But the longer and the faster we surge upward, the more likely that the next correction will be painful --- and there absolutely will be another correction. http://thesop.org/story/20110308/wall-street-is-the-party-almost-over.html http://thesop.org/story/20110308/wall-street-is-the-party-almost-over.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:10:00 GMT Only 40% of DJIA companies claim an A or better S P rating, 20% of the issues are ranked below investment grade --- and this after recently (and quietly) dumping AIG, C, GM, and HON. http://thesop.org/story/20110228/a-new-blue-chip-stock-market-indicator.html http://thesop.org/story/20110228/a-new-blue-chip-stock-market-indicator.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:24:00 GMT Over the years, this "portfolio positioning" methodology acted like a modern day GPS for our shared client's portfolios. http://thesop.org/story/20110126/investment-portfolio-gps.html http://thesop.org/story/20110126/investment-portfolio-gps.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:32:00 GMT After forty years of investing, a few things become clear: you need to focus on quality securities, diversify properly, and develop a lifetime supply of income. http://thesop.org/story/20110125/ten-retirement-income-investing-articles.html http://thesop.org/story/20110125/ten-retirement-income-investing-articles.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:02:00 GMT The Market Cycle Investment Management methodology combines risk minimization, asset allocation, equity trading, investment grade value stock investing, and base income generation in a time frame that recognizes and embraces the reality of cycles. http://thesop.org/story/20101215/mcim-portfolios-rally-to-threeyear-high-levels.html http://thesop.org/story/20101215/mcim-portfolios-rally-to-threeyear-high-levels.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:33:00 GMT There are at least eight reasonable explanations for recent price weakness --- there are at least eight excellent reasons why investors should be viewing this weakness as a buying opportunity. http://thesop.org/story/20101211/income-investing-news-what-me-worry.html http://thesop.org/story/20101211/income-investing-news-what-me-worry.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Thu, 9 Dec 2010 18:19:00 GMT How does one select equity securities in a manner that consistently avoids the risks of volatile markets, fickle investors, abusive regulators, regressive tax codes, and brainwashed investment gurus? http://thesop.org/story/20101209/selecting-investment-grade-value-stocks-for-profits.html http://thesop.org/story/20101209/selecting-investment-grade-value-stocks-for-profits.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:49:00 GMT Profit taking opportunities have once again taken the spotlight while pigs and amateurs rush to feed on securities that are at their highest prices since the market averages peaked more than three years ago. http://thesop.org/story/20101109/igvsi-rally-continues-profit-taking-opportunities-take-the-spotlight.html http://thesop.org/story/20101109/igvsi-rally-continues-profit-taking-opportunities-take-the-spotlight.html sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:54:00 GMT Errors occur most frequently when judgment is rocked out of the boat by emotion, hindsight, and misconceptions about how http://thesop.org/story/hot/2010/08/25/how-to-minimize-your-retirement-investment-risk.php http://thesop.org/story/hot/2010/08/25/how-to-minimize-your-retirement-investment-risk.php sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:47:00 GMT Risk is compounded by ignorance, multiplied by gimmickry, and exacerbated by emotion. It is halved with education, ameliorated with http://thesop.org/story/business/2010/08/19/the-basics-of-investment-hedging.php http://thesop.org/story/business/2010/08/19/the-basics-of-investment-hedging.php sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:27:00 GMT Risk is compounded by ignorance, multiplied by gimmickry, and exacerbated by emotion. It is halved with education, ameliorated with http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/08/12/risk-in-investing-its-everywhere.php http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/08/12/risk-in-investing-its-everywhere.php sanserve@aol.com (Steve Selengut)