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I find all these rules of investing interesting.\u00a0 If we followed all the rules we should all be rich, right?\u00a0 Actually how many rules are out there?\u00a0 Maybe we should check that out?<\/h4>\n

I posted his first 5 back when this original came out but after re-reading them thnk that maybe I need to put them all up for review again just like he did? – REX<\/h4>\n

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Josh\u2019s Twenty Common Sense Investing Rules (Reprise) <\/a><\/h4>\n

from The Reformed Broker<\/a> by Joshua M Brown<\/p>\n

The below was originally published<\/a> on January<\/strong> 23rd 2012.\u00a0 In case you missed it,\u00a0 I think it’s a keeper…<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I get a lot of inquiries about investment help from people<\/strong> that aren’t suitable for what I do or people<\/strong> who simply don’t yet meet our minimums.\u00a0 I hate having to turn folks away, especially loyal readers or people<\/strong> that truly need<\/strong> assistance and can’t find anywhere to get it in an unbiased way.<\/p>\n

So with that in mind, I’m laying out my Twenty Common Sense Investing Rules<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please understand that these are not intended to be taken as Iron Law<\/em> applicable in all situations nor are they meant to be specifically geared toward any one<\/strong> person.\u00a0 This list of rules is simply my accumulated common sense, learned in victory and defeat (lots of defeat) and it can be applied to a plain vanilla portfolio within one<\/strong> day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The below is for ordinary investors, not professional traders or those aspiring to become professional traders…<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Buy mid-sized and large stocks that are growing earnings<\/strong> and revenue<\/p>\n

2. Buy large and mega-sized stocks that are paying consistent dividends and have low debt-to-equity ratios<\/p>\n

3. Read the news on your stocks once a week maximum, once a month minimum<\/p>\n

4. The moment a stock<\/strong> disappoints you or makes you wish you hadn’t bought it, sell it.\u00a0 Immediately and regardless of price.\u00a0 Life is too short to hope a bad decision reverses itself<\/p>\n

5. Don’t get In or Out of the market<\/a>, but modulate your exposure up and down as a function of what you think is happening.\u00a0 Your guess based on all the available news and indicators is as good as anyone else’s – and it ismore important<\/em> than anyone else’s for sure because it is your money on the line<\/p>\n

6. You should be willing to take a 20% drawdown on every dollar you have in the stock<\/strong> market<\/strong>.\u00a0 Obviously being down 20% is not the goal, but it’s the reality – it can happen at any time<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s not a permanent loss but you need<\/strong> to invest as though it could be<\/p>\n

7. Don’t buy<\/strong> stocks trading<\/strong> over 30 times earnings<\/strong> or under 7 times earnings<\/strong> – something<\/strong> is wrong in both cases.\u00a0 Stay away from anything not trading<\/strong> on a US exchange.\u00a0 Avoid the 52-week low list – a loser is a loser<\/p>\n

8. Don’t buy<\/strong> stocks with market<\/strong> caps under $500 million unless you are playing and can afford to lose 100% of that money<\/p>\n

9. Sell any stock<\/strong> with a controversial development or red flag no matter what.\u00a0 Let someone else be the hero that swoops in on a mispriced, misunderstood security.\u00a0 You can cheer them on from the safety of the sidelines.\u00a0 Earnings restatements, auditor resignations, massive unexpected earnings<\/strong> misses, filing delays, fraud allegations etc are all automatic sells.\u00a0 Let’s not act like there aren’t 8000 other stocks to choose from in the market<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Use ETFs to own sectors that are in favor as opposed to individual stocks, when a huge positive trend becomes apparent – you’ll get the upside without the single-stock<\/strong> risk.\u00a0 The aging population and increasing demand for energy are big, fat pitches – it’s hard to swing and miss if you own big swathes of these industries via an ETF, make<\/strong> your life easier<\/p>\n

11. Avoid all mutual funds except for asset allocators (balanced funds or go-anywhere can be very useful for investors).\u00a0 Anything based on a discipline (value, growth) or a sector (tech, financial) or a cap size (large, small) is going to underperform its benchmark over the\u00a0 long-term, mean revert versus its peers and cost you more than you need<\/strong> to spend in internal expenses.\u00a0 This is fact<\/em> not opinion<\/p>\n

12. Don’t try to be a trader unless that’s going to be your full-time<\/strong> gig.\u00a0 Trading as a hobby is not the same as being a trader – and it’s less fun than you might think.\u00a0 If you’ve decided to become a trader, find a method and stick with it until you can do it regularly<\/p>\n

13. Pay no attention to people<\/strong> who are always pessimistic.\u00a0 The dirty secret is that even when things are terrible, they aren’t that bad.\u00a0 2008 was the worst sell-off and economic conundrum in 70 years and it only took 18 months for the market<\/strong>\u00a0 to come all the way back.\u00a0 If you fell asleep in 2007 and woke up now five years later, your diversified portfolio including dividend\u00a0 income and unrealized gains\/losses looks like nothing ever happened at all<\/p>\n

14. Pay no attention to people<\/strong> who are always optimistic.\u00a0 They are selling something<\/strong>.\u00a0 if someone can’t admit that things suck every once in a while, their cheerfulness has an ulterior motive.\u00a0 Or they belong in an insane asylum<\/p>\n

15. The financial media wants you to think you are missing out on something<\/strong> and that you need<\/strong> to tune in or click to get up to speed.\u00a0 Pay attention only if you are generally interested and get some entertainment value out of it, most of the time<\/strong> the headlines and segments are dreamed up by editors and producers who need<\/strong> something<\/strong> interesting to talk about each day<\/strong>.\u00a0 And that’s fine, everybody has to earn a living – but don’t think anyone is keeping you informed as a public service<\/p>\n

16. Don’t follow gurus. Don’t buy<\/strong> software.\u00a0 Don’t buy<\/strong> DVDs. Don’t listen to “Gut Traders”. Read books by and about people<\/strong> who’ve been successful in the market<\/strong> – but only if you’re interested. They won’t help you become a better investor if you don’t care that much to begin with<\/p>\n

17. Remind yourself about the difference between investors and traders: Investors make<\/strong> trades when necessary, traders make<\/strong> trades in the course of doing business – that is what they do for a living and your goals are different than theirs.\u00a0 You don’t get paid out on closed positions or a daily p&l statement.<\/p>\n

18. Don’t trade for excitement even though trading<\/strong> can be exciting at times<\/p>\n

19. Don’t trade angry or for revenge (this motherf*cking stock owes me!<\/em>)<\/p>\n

20. When you finally do become wealthy, hire other people<\/strong> to do this for you and watch them.\u00a0 Go about enjoying the short time<\/strong> we all have left on earth away from the screen. Kiss your kids and play tennis and read books and\u00a0 get drunk during the day<\/strong> just because and go to Australia for a month and buy<\/strong> that car you drove in high school – fix it up and take your sweetheart for a ride. Don’t spend that time<\/strong> reading about inverse correlations between German bund yields and the gold\/oil ratio.\u00a0 Because that’s all masturbation and really, who gives a sh*t?<\/p>\n

Look, the market<\/strong> always goes up given enough time<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is very hard to find a decade during which returns were negative even though we’re just coming off one<\/strong> now.\u00a0 Stocks go up three out of four years and declines of twenty percent peak-to-trough are extremely rare (declines of 50% are even rarer still and are always<\/em> a buying opportunity).\u00a0 So for new or smaller investors the name of the game is to stay in, do smart things while you’re in and avoid blowing up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s that simple.<\/p>\n

Read Also:<\/p>\n

That’s a Money-Loser! (TRB)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

All-In and All-Out (TRB)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I find all these rules of investing interesting. If we followed all the rules we should all be rich, right? Actually how many rules are out there? Maybe we should check that out? I posted his first 5 back when this original came out but after re-reading them thnk that maybe I need to put them all up for review again just like he did? – REX Josh\u2019s Twenty Common Sense Investing Rules (Reprise) <\/p>\n

from The Reformed Broker by Joshua M Brown<\/p>\n

The below was originally published on January 23rd 2012. In case you missed it, I think it’s a keeper…<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I get a lot of inquiries about investment help from people that aren’t suitable for what I do or people who simply don’t <\/p>\n

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