Ignore Most Market News

The average stock investor should avoid most news stories related to stocks. The reason I say this is that many times people have emotional ties to gains and losses and tend to make far too many transactions for what is necessary based on reading a barrage of market news, which is a entire industry unto itself. I recently commented on how inconceivable it was for the price of oil to hit $10 per barrel, but that kind of news made headlines. While people were heading for the hills, I decided to and taught readers how to invest in oil using ultra ETFs. Now Brent crude is trading at $63.31 and those who had shorted oil when it was less than $50 per barrel would be feeling the pain.

Now the key word here is ‘most’. Many folks try to make a name for themselves and their product by claiming outrageous things trying to build publicity for their name and if the off-chance they’re right it was all worth it! Well, if they’re wrong then they’ll just stay quiet for a few months. There are, on the other hand, reasonable financial advisers who will make thoughtful suggestions about the state of affairs.

My suggestion is this:

The stock market is overpriced, a historically good bet but given current P/E ratios it’s just a matter of time before the market falls. The timing on that fall is between now and 1 year from now. The correction should be between 10 to 20%. Many people should be looking forward to this correction in order to bolster their portfolios at a discount.

Oil has taken a hit but is on a comeback. We will probably see the price of oil rise in a few months – possibly due to global conflict.

To act on this would be to simply sell stocks and buy oil.

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