IF - The Wonders of Investing

If   it seems as if all investors are           selling, who is buying? 
If   trading has become entertainment
      for you, it may be time to refocus
      on profits.
 
If   your stock has reached an annual
      low, can it go any lower?
 
If   your stock has reached an annual
     high, can it go any higher?
 
If   all the television analysts jumped   
      off a bridge, would anyone care?
 
If   your portfolio is based solely on
     fundamental analysis, perhaps it
     is time to learn technical analysis.
 
If   I said you had a beautiful portfolio,
     would you hold it against an index?
 
If   you are tired of losing value on the
     long side, perhaps its time to learn
     both sides of the market.
 
If   you do not have a written financial
      plan, you should.
 
If   you could put aside $205 at the
     beginning of each month for thirty-
     five years, with an 11% annualized
     return you may save over $1
     million.
 
If   you have stopped looking at your
     portfolio statements, does that mean
     your game plan is off? 
 
If   a fool and his money are easily
     separated, who introduced the two?
 
If   buy and hold is your philosophy,
     why do you need a broker?
 
If   a tree falls in the forest, does it ruin
     the stock market for the day?
 
If   someone invented a computer
     program for investments that proved
     100% correct all the time, we would
      never know about it.
 
If   you think the market capitulated,
     you are not in a state of selling
     hysteria.
 
If   1,000,000 lemmings jump, can they
      all be wrong?
 
If   you want to know what Greenspan
     thinks about economics, count the
     times he smiles.
 
If   you expect nothing of your 
      portfolio, you will not be 
      disappointed.
 
If   you are a rational investor, can you
      benefit from an irrational market?
 
If   you managed your money like the
     government, you would take money
     from your neighbor and spend it on
     stock options that expire this week. 
 
If   you are confused with the opinions      
      of the media, create your own.

Wardlaw has been involved in the fields of investments and insurance for over twelve years. The author's belief is that familiar life elements best illustrate practical investment strategies; not typical investment jargon. For comments and questions, please contact the author at tools2invest@yahoo.com.



Kemberly Wardlaw