Comments on: Remember: The Stock Market Is Not Really Real http://www.thebeststocktradingintheworld.com/2007/09/remember-stock-market-is-not-really.html A guide to trading stocks online Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dereck http://www.thebeststocktradingintheworld.com/2007/09/remember-stock-market-is-not-really.html#comment-36 Dereck Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:52:00 +0000 http://www.thebeststocktradingintheworld.com/2007/09/remember-stock-market-is-not-really.html#comment-36 Thank you Bob for the comment. And thank you for having a praise worthy site. I think what you're saying is absolutely correct. Staying fully vested would be dangerous, to say the least. I should have been clearer in the respect about which you speak. Taking gains off the table, to sink them, is a primary thing I do myself, too. So I'm thinking a clarification like this is due: having gains available for future opportunities would be a decisive difference in contrast to taking those gains and removing them from the field of play altogether (if, and only if, you or anyone wants to validate the argument that in order to maximize future gains, we have to reinvest). What do you think?<br/>Glad you stopped by :) Thank you Bob for the comment. And thank you for having a praise worthy site. I think what you’re saying is absolutely correct. Staying fully vested would be dangerous, to say the least. I should have been clearer in the respect about which you speak. Taking gains off the table, to sink them, is a primary thing I do myself, too. So I’m thinking a clarification like this is due: having gains available for future opportunities would be a decisive difference in contrast to taking those gains and removing them from the field of play altogether (if, and only if, you or anyone wants to validate the argument that in order to maximize future gains, we have to reinvest). What do you think?
Glad you stopped by :)

]]> By: Robert Freedland http://www.thebeststocktradingintheworld.com/2007/09/remember-stock-market-is-not-really.html#comment-35 Robert Freedland Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:39:00 +0000 http://www.thebeststocktradingintheworld.com/2007/09/remember-stock-market-is-not-really.html#comment-35 Dereck,<br/><br/>Thanks for the kind words and the link! It is nice knowing that readers like yourself appreciate what I write; it sort of makes it all worthwhile :).<br/><br/>I did want to comment on the 'paying yourself' entry above. If we know that a stock is going to move endlessly or certainly for a prolonged period--higher--than it would be foolish and financially bad advice to sell stock early on. However, since stocks aren't as reliable as all that, I try to take a portion of my investments off the table as the stocks appreciate in price, more or less 'hedging my bet'. Anyhow, that's my approach!<br/><br/>Good-luck and keep on blogging!<br/><br/>Bob<br/><a HREF="http://bobsadviceforstocks.tripod.com/bobsadviceforstocks" REL="nofollow">Stock Picks Bob's Advice</a> Dereck,

Thanks for the kind words and the link! It is nice knowing that readers like yourself appreciate what I write; it sort of makes it all worthwhile :).

I did want to comment on the ‘paying yourself’ entry above. If we know that a stock is going to move endlessly or certainly for a prolonged period–higher–than it would be foolish and financially bad advice to sell stock early on. However, since stocks aren’t as reliable as all that, I try to take a portion of my investments off the table as the stocks appreciate in price, more or less ‘hedging my bet’. Anyhow, that’s my approach!

Good-luck and keep on blogging!

Bob
Stock Picks Bob’s Advice

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