Buy, Sell. Or Hold Securities Strategy

Buy, sell, or hold securities strategy evaluation is not simple to make. It is often the general basis of media articles because it fills space. And they invariably get the explanations wrong.

The strategy an investor should use depends on the original investment intent when the securities are purchased. What is the purpose of the purchase? What is the context of the decision in terms of investor age, goals, risk accommodation, and psychology?

And, most importantly, the discipline the investor has decided to employ to keep to that strategy.

Provided, the investor is one of the few who can be really disciplined. ( See the Earl J Weinreb NewsHole® comments.)