Stock Market Volatility
In my opinion, due to the volatility of stock market prices
(the rise and fall of stock prices), an investment plan
should incorporate both the traits of stick-to-itiveness and
common sense, and must have an advantageous, predetermined
approach for maximizing each investment in the stock market.
Stick-to-itiveness and common sense - oh, what powerful
weapons they are when used for a long-term investment plan
in the stock market! They mean making the common sense and
advantages decision to:
? Purchase only those companies that have long-term
histories of raising their dividend every year.
? Having the dividends from those companies reinvested back into more shares every quarter.
? Allowing that income from each investment to continue
growing every week, every month, year after year, not caring
if your stocks are going up or down.
? To enhance the return on investment by having the
flexibility and adaptability to take advantage of the rising
and falling of stock market prices
? Watching the power of stick-to-itiveness and common sense in action. The only thought, or possible concern? - Why
didn't I do this 20 years ago?
? Taking advantage of stock market volatility to increase
the already ever-increasing income from each and every stock
market investment.
? Having a stock market investment plan that understands
that in the stock market there are always gains and always
losses, and using the losses only to accelerate the
ever-increasing dividend income. Building a foundation of
ownership in only those companies that are strong enough to
raise their dividend year after year.
The above are components of what is really a simple and
common sense approach to investing in the stock market that
I discuss in my book The Stockopoly Plan- Investing for
Retirement. Apply simple common sense, stick to it - and
then watch the plan perform its magic: financial peace of
mind!
The PREFACE from the book The Stockopoly Plan - Investing
for Retirement can be found at:
http://www.thestockopolyplan.com
Charles M. O'Melia is an individual investor with over 40
years of experience and passion for the stock market. The
author of the book The Stockopoly Plan - Investing for
Retirement; published by American-Book Publishing. You can
invest in the book at:
http://www.pdbookstore.com/comfiles/pages/CharlesMOMelia.shtml
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electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the
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