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Are you married or will you marry? If you are married, surely I bet you won't like the divorce!
So ... are you married to your stocks? If you are married to your stocks, I am betting that you won't like the divorce (SELL)!
http://createwealth8888.blogspot.com/2009/07/time-in-market-or-timing-market.html <--- If you may want to read on Time In Market or Timing The Market
The primary reason to buy a stock is to make a reasonably high rate of return on capital (ROC) at an acceptable level of risk to you.
You have to determine what is your high rate of ROC and don't be too greedy? Once you have fulfilled the reason of buying , don't you think it is better to recover your capital as soon as possible. You can always buy back the same stock when you can't find better ones to buy.
So how do you tell that you are married to your stocks and deeply in LOVE with them?
1. You love their dividends. You don't see any reason to ever sell this stock as the stock gives you such a good relative yield. You are madly in love and you don't even have target price to sell it to recover some or all capital. Read more...