Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Timing the stockmarket

Dear Mr. Tan,
I have invested in blue chips, including (names deleted). These stocks are high dividend yield stocks. I bought them during the Sep 2008; just before the crash of Lehman Bro's.

With the recent recovery in the stock market, my portfolio has finally break-even in value. I am wondering should I sell all my positions now to "play safe" or should I stay put and do nothing; collect the dividend.

I don't think the current recovery in the stock market is sustainable. Please advise...

REPLY
I am not able to advice on timing decisions. If you sell the stocks, remember that the money earns you less than 1% p.a. in the bank. In my case, I am holding on to my equity investments, although they are still lower than my cost.