Buy And Hold: Beware The Devil You Don't Know

I fully intended to write an article bashing the buy and hold strategy, and indeed part of me still wants to write such an article. There is much to bash. I even had a title prepared: Buy and Hold Didn't Die, It Never Really Lived. (Cue the YouTube video of Braveheart)

But alas, it is difficult to confirm the death of buy and hold investing when so few of its defenders actually mean the same thing when they defend it. There are several buy and holds. Here are some samples: continued

by Randal LaBine | 11/18/08

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