Comments on: Sold MSFT, but at Probably the Worst Time

By: living off dividends

living off dividends — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:12:10 +0000

with the release of Halo 3 so close, you really screwed up!

I was thinking of buying MSFT just before the release. Pity i didn’t.

but then i bought GDX so I haven’t done too badly.

By: Moneymonk

Moneymonk — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:25:26 +0000

You have to take risk to gain wealth! Just count it as a loss. I’m sure we all made mistakes. Learn from it and move on. You can afford the loss anyway

By: rstlne

rstlne — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:53:12 +0000

Been there, done that. I sold Mellon Bank too early and then it got acquired by Bank of New York a bit later. The thing is I already had a better idea for investing that money, so missing out on that wasn’t a big deal. Never stop doing investment research, even when you’re holding a position.

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No Fee Bank Accounts, Bait and Switch, Money Commercials @ The Roundup — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:16:42 +0000

[...] Diary: Sun did a buy and sell with Microsoft stock (MSFT) and ValueClick (VLCK) and wasn’t too thrilled with the immediate results. Not to worry, I end up doing this very often and then realize that buyer’s regret shifts to [...]

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Personal Finance Links: Announcing Lazy Man and Sports Edition — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:32:04 +0000

[...] sold his Microsoft stock, but just a little too early. When I went to Fast Money last week, they said that they expected [...]

By: shadox

shadox — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:35:11 +0000

That should read like an ad for Index funds. Forget about the first commenters comment – what he is suggesting is sector picking rather than stock picking. I am suggesting don’t pick anything.

It has been extensively documented that the vast majority of humans are lousy pickers of stock. Simply buying a total market index will on average give you a higher return than picking, and fewer headaches.

By: money » Sold MSFT, but at Possibly the Worst Time

money » Sold MSFT, but at Possibly the Worst Time — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:15:55 +0000

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By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:13:13 +0000

I should have mentioned that when I went to Fast Money last week they recommended Microsoft at 28. They said that they thought it could go to 32.

By: The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:05:57 +0000

Wow – ignore that last comment.

As long as you made the decision that was based on thorough analysis and research then you did the right thing. We cannot time the market and this will happen – I sold Merck at $29 – look where it is now. Move on and learn from the past. Great post Sun.

By: MSFT News Aggregator » Sold MSFT, but at Possibly the Worst Time

MSFT News Aggregator » Sold MSFT, but at Possibly the Worst Time — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:36:36 +0000

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By: aa

aa — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:54:38 +0000

Why buy individual stocks if you don’t know how to pick or trade them?

You should look at ETFs instead.

Nothing’s better than emerging markets these days.