Comments on: Can small investors beat market professionals? http://www.blogvesting.com/2008/08/17/can-small-investors-beat-market-professionals/ Articles on value investing Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andy http://www.blogvesting.com/2008/08/17/can-small-investors-beat-market-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Andy Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:31:08 +0000 http://blogvesting.com/?p=80#comment-86 Interesting viewpoints. I am actually doing something similar. I am using stocks that I have a good understanding of (in the financial sector) and have been trading aggressively. Although trading commissions eat your gains, I have found that picking up a few percentage points here and there have more than paid for the extra commissions. Interesting viewpoints. I am actually doing something similar. I am using stocks that I have a good understanding of (in the financial sector) and have been trading aggressively. Although trading commissions eat your gains, I have found that picking up a few percentage points here and there have more than paid for the extra commissions.

]]> By: Jae Jun http://www.blogvesting.com/2008/08/17/can-small-investors-beat-market-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Jae Jun Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:34:13 +0000 http://blogvesting.com/?p=80#comment-85 As I was going through what books to read, this was always on the shelves at the bookstore but just reading reviews and a few pages it turned me off. It was probably the technical analysis part that did it for me. As to the question can small investors beat market professionals? Im a firm believer that the answer is yes. While there are many managers out there that invest in a contrarian manner, I believe the vast majority of fund managers are sheep that are insecure about their jobs every quarter when earnings and large price fluctuations occur. I guess the reason why I don't like books such as this one is that it emphasizes ideas of Wall Street on the small investor. Whether we make 20% or lose 10%, the house always wins. Have you read Active Value Investing? It may also be closer to what you are looking for. As I was going through what books to read, this was always on the shelves at the bookstore but just reading reviews and a few pages it turned me off. It was probably the technical analysis part that did it for me.

As to the question can small investors beat market professionals? Im a firm believer that the answer is yes.

While there are many managers out there that invest in a contrarian manner, I believe the vast majority of fund managers are sheep that are insecure about their jobs every quarter when earnings and large price fluctuations occur.

I guess the reason why I don’t like books such as this one is that it emphasizes ideas of Wall Street on the small investor. Whether we make 20% or lose 10%, the house always wins.

Have you read Active Value Investing? It may also be closer to what you are looking for.

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