Why Stocks May Keep Falling

[bjl584]

Why Stocks May Keep Falling: 'The Sugar High Will End' - US Business News - CNBC

"The market has been propped up by these sugar highs," he said. "QE half-trillion a year is not sustainable in the long run. The sugar high is going to end because Barack Obama is going to raise revenue and cut entitlements. The combination of the two cannot be good for the economy."


"What's more for investors, the landscape could be changing in other ways.

Investors have watched stocks all rise or fall together — a trend called "correlation" — as Fed policy has shaped market behavior.

Now, that could be changing as stock-picking comes back in view and investing is no long as easy as picking the right index fund."

[Nsmith508]

I'm just sick of Apple falling - it's killing my portfolio.

[GrimJack]

Falling prices are 'buying opportunities' - my drips buy more, my dollar cost average goes down, and I don't want high prices until I sell; definitely not when I am buying.

[Tonyall]

You have to expect ups and downs. If we go off the fiscal cliff and that causes another recession, all because America is becoming so polarized and electing uncompromising, dogmatic goofballs, that will be sad and infuriating beyond words.

[thesimplemoneyblog]

In the wise words of Buffet, if you can't stomach a 50% drop in your portfolio of stocks, then you shouldn't be in the stock market. Volatility has always been present, and swings in pricing are just part of the cycle. The larger your portfolio, obviously, the more 50% means from a dollar standpoint.

Often times stock drops can be good buying opportunities, but beware of the trap that it could still be 'cheap for a reason.'