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INVESTMENT STRATEGY

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  1. How would you manage exposure to the ASX200 index?
  2. Do you know of any good education programs for investors?
  3. What are the three main approaches to investment used by professional investors?
  4. Should we have two portfolios: a investment (long-term-buy-and-hold income producing) portfolio and a trading (short term) portfolio?
  5. Do you ever sell long term investments whose price is falling?
  6. I am thinking (early October 2000) about investing in managed funds. However, am I interpreting your articles correctly as suggesting I would be better to wait?
  7. Our managed fund investments are intended for our retirement. Can recent events (early March 2001) over-ride our original intentions?
  8. Do you continue to hold stocks in a bear market and would you include any growth stocks?
  9. A friend gave up dairy farming to invest in shares, buying low PE and high dividend yield stocks. I also bought some, but my choices did not perform. Will your seminar tell me what I was doing wrong?
  10. Your statements that " 9 out of 10 people lose" and that "It takes 5 to 10 years to become a good trader" contradict the idea that trading stocks with technical analysis is the best way to make capital gains. If I learn correctly, could I become a successful trader within 12 months?
  11. I have left it very late to try to accumulate enough money for my retirement. Is share trading a way to make up for lost time?