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Article: Diary Of A Private Investor: How to avoid sleeping tablets
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2001
- Author:
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FOR THOSE of you who believe that seasoned investors know all the
answers let me illustrate how far you are from the truth. This week I
have spent hours trying to solve the conundrum that vexes every
private investor: when to sell.
It's the question I get asked more than any other, and it is the
one I avoid giving a direct answer to. This is because there are so
many answers, and whatever I say will be wrong in either the majority
or minority of cases. The only correct reply to "When should I sell?"
seems to be "March 2000". But because such hindsight humour does not
necessarily help, I have tried to identify more positive indicators.
I have made innumerable phone calls to friends who are ...