Given the market has been on the up-streak for a long time, do you still think it has a lot of room to grow for larger investments? I have a feeling there will be a small correction in the summer that will rebound quickly but it seems like nothing can stop the market at this point! One would assume that money supply would begin to dry...
Large in terms of % of capital allocated? Aside from GLD @ 10% of my portfolio, I have a small number of investments I have 5% of my money in at any one time, Apple being one. Other investments make up significantly smaller portions of my portfolio in most cases.
I am like all-in at this point... probably shouldn't be though. There's no where else I want to put my money, interest rates are so low and don't have enough to buy a house.
Yes, percent in the market. It looks like the market might be headed for small correction as we speak. What else are you investing in?
I don't think that the fact that the market has been on a long upturn necessarily means the new investments don't have a large room to grow. There are always many startups appearing, a good rule of thumb is if you think the company will be around 20 years from now, it's a safe bet.
No, I'm holding off in large scale investments for the moment. I am buying smaller amounts from time to time though, but right now I want to keep a bit of cash available in case we go downwards.
Long: Pretty big positions in IEP, UHAL, OIL, RGR, BIDU, GOOGL, CLR, SWHC, SH... Moderate positions in BRK.B, GTAT, CHK, APA, MU, SLB, HAL, NUAN, NFLX, GPOR, EOG, CAT, APC, FANG, PXD, NBR, CEO, BPL... Smaller positions in AMZN, FSLR, BLDP, TWTR, DQ... a few other stocks and commodities ETFs here and there. Big short in JCP... Significant puts in HLF and ATHN... smaller put positions in TSLA, AMZN, NFLX, CMG, WWE, FSLR, TWTR, DQ, and a few others here and there.
No need to make large investments if you start early. One thing I learned in investing is you need to invest more in time and not money. Good thing I got my own VUL at an early age for my retirement, and regularly saving a small percentage of my salary monthly for the rainy days. I just loan money from the bank whenever I need to invest in something like a small business or real estate and slowly paying them through their earnings. Gladly, it worked for me as I already have 5 apartment houses out of the loan I got.
Who Took My Money is a great audio series. The people who make the most money do the opposite of what everyone else is doing. I heard when the media is reporting on a rebound you are already too late.
I don't think this year is gonna be nearly as good as last year since it's getting a bit hot; but hey the Fed is on your side. I am too fully invested at the moment though, so I will probably sell a bit off or increase my short position in the coming months. Big Positions: AAPL & NUAN Moderate Positions: IBM, QualComm, SAP, SunPower, First Solar, Seadrill, & TransOcean Tiny Position: National Bank of Greece Short: S&P 500 (as little hedge)