The investment planning stage is too often ignored by the young and the new, and too often over cooked by the older and beaten up. Most of the confused indecisiveness is due to constant media hype and an endless bombardment of data, news, software solutions, electronic tools, and expert opinions. But most actual investment errors are caused by invalid expectations, fear, greed, and lack of discipline.

Here’s an overview, and it is expected to provide structure and provoke thinking while skimming over most of the detail and explanation that can be found in the “Brainwashing” book.

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Steve Selengut

http://www.marketcycleinvestmentmanagement.com

Author of: “The Brainwashing of the American Investor: The Book that Wall Street Does Not Want YOU to Read”

The Market Cycle Investment Management model has outperformed the popular investment indices since it was first developed in 1970. It features an approach that embraces market volatility; selects securities using strict quality, diversification, and income standards; and operates under strict disciplines for asset allocation, buying securities, and profit taking.

In 1987, MCIM portfolios recovered totally from the October fiasco in less than a year. In 2000, they experienced no downturn at all while incredible carnage devastated NASDAQ no value stocks and the mutual funds that worshipped them.

No one can deny that the June 2007 to March 2009 “financial crisis” correction was different — perhaps scarier than anything ever experienced before. NASDAQ is still below where it was in 2007 (and 50% of where it was in 1999). The S & P is 23% below its 2007 high; the DJIA about 20%; while the IGVSI is just 7% below its all time high level.

Many MCIM users have been achieving new all time highs for months. What’s in your portfolio?

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Steve Selengut

http://kiawahgolfinvestmentseminars.net

http://www.marketcycleinvestmentmanagement.com

Author of: “The Brainwashing of the American Investor: The Book that Wall Street Does Not Want YOU to Read”, and “A Millionaire’s Secret Investment Strategy”