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Position Sizing: Why Not Using This Strategy Is The Best Way to Lose Everything
Back when I was still managing money 10 years ago, I had a client who transferred in a rather sizable account. There was only one problem. Over 90% of his net worth was tied up in a single stock, Ericsson. He refused to use a trailing stop or sell a share of it or even to use a position sizing strategy.
I warned him it was crazy to have his entire financial future riding on one stock, especially since he was retired. “That’s what everybody keeps telling me,” he said. “But the stock keeps going up. I’m glad I ignored them…
11Aug2008 | Investment U | Comments Off | Continued
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