Thoughts On Technical Analysis of the Investment Markets

October 28th, 2009 admin

Musings on stock market investing . I was indulging my regular surfing habit and came upon yet another insightful observation by Monevator, this time, on the (de)merits of technical analysis. I’ve found that many bloggers and investors of my persuasion are usually critical of technical analysis, especially as we’ve embraced index investing, asset allocation and passive or long term investing as the prudent ways to invest. But since I’ve begun blogging about personal finance, and have the opportunity to read countless financial and investment articles and posts on a daily basis, I&#…


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