Tag Archive: stock market performance

  1. The Markets

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    Is it a melt-up?

    You’re familiar with the word melt. Ice cream melts. Snow melts. You may have seen someone melt down (or have done it yourself). Right now, markets may be experiencing a melt-up, according to Barron’s. Melt-up is a counterintuitive term which describes a sharp, emotion-driven improvement in market performance. Last June, The Wall Street Journal blog described the melt-up phenomenon like this: (more…)

  2. Is Investing in the Stock Market More Like Golf or Tennis?

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    Every sport has a certain way to measure performance. For example: 

    • Running is based on time.
    • The high jump is based on feet and inches.
    • Football goals
    • Rugby tries
    • The decathlon is based on the cumulative score from 10 different events.

     So, how do we measure success as an investor?

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