Investing Is About Time In Market, Not Market Timing

Business Insider – Amongst all the edicts investors should heed, one stands out above all others: It’s time in the market that builds returns, not timing the market. We’ve illustrated this rule with one of the longest-running index data sets available: the daily...

Put Time, Mother Nature, and Government on Your Side

If you’ve been listening to Jason Hartman for long, you’ve probably heard him say that he’s not an optimist, but an opportunist. Time, Mother Nature, and Government operate largely independently of us as individuals, so rather than lament the destruction that each of...

The Cost of Waiting

Most people are very familiar with the traditional investing axiom of ‘buying low’ and ‘selling high’ that is rooted in experience with the stock market. Because of this, many equity market investors choose to hold their capital on the sidelines waiting for prices to...

Your Gateway to the Future (Part 2)

In the first installment of the Five-Year Plan series from Jason Hartman, we examined the dynamics of creating a five-year plan for investors at various points in their personal path. The dynamics of investment decisions differ greatly for new investors, growing...

BP Oil Spill Endangering Gulf Property Investments?

Income property owners in Gulf Coast states have been worried (rightly so) about the value of their investments, a concern which began in April of this year when a BP rented oil rig blew up, killing 11 workers and rupturing an oil well one mile below the surface of...