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What is a "trailing stop"? |
At Stansberry & Associates, we believe that the most important investing rule you can follow is to "cut your losers, and let your winners ride." That way, you're never stuck with a worthless investment… and the sky's the limit on the ones that are doing well.
A trailing stop is the downward limit that you set for each investment you make. It is the floor, so to speak, below which you will sell. What makes it a trailing stop, instead of a hard stop, is that a trailing stop moves up as your investment gains in value.
For example, if you buy a stock for $10, and you set a 25% trailing stop, then you would sell when the stock falls to $7.50, or 25% lower than $10.
If, however, you buy the stock at $10, and the next day it closes at $12, your new trailing stop would be $9 – 25% lower than $12.
Is there anything magical about 25%? No. You can use any percentage. Often, we'll set our stops at 50% for more volatile recommendations and 20%, or even 15%, when we want to play conservatively. With trailing stops, the discipline is what matters most.
Sell when you hit the trailing stop, no matter what. By following this simple strategy, your investment results will start to improve immediately and dramatically. For more information, go to www.TradeStops.com. |
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How much should I invest in a particular opportunity? |
| We usually recommend that you never put more than 4% of your total portfolio into any one investment. This way, if you invest 4%, and use a 25% trailing stop, you will never lose more than 1% of your portfolio on any one play. However, some editors use different rules depending upon the recommendation at hand. Please refer to the pertinent issue for details. |
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Why can't you answer my questions about particular investments? |
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The sole purpose of our research is to alert you to opportunities that you may not be aware of. We make recommendations based on what we believe is the best course of action given the research that we've done. You should always speak with a financial advisor before acting on any investment recommendation. |
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How do I keep track of my S&A account? |
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How can I read current or archived issues online? |
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I am not familiar with options trading. Can you help? |
| For the S&A Guide to Options Trading… simply click here. |
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I'm interested in learning more about your Alliance packages, where can I find out more information about them? |
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I am new to Stansberry & Associates. Where should I start? |
First, click on the Meet the Editors link at the top of the page. Inside, you'll find a brief bio of each of our editors and a summary of the publications that they write.
Also listed on the upper left-hand side of your screen are all of our current S&A publications. Click on the name of the publication you'd like to learn more about.
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Could you please tell me Steve Sjuggerud's list of recommended gold coin dealers? |
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These are the coin dealers we recommend you start with. You can simply call them on the phone, tell them you are a Stansberry & Associates reader, and explain what you want to do.
We've been working with these dealers for at least a few years now, and they all have good reputations and decades of experience.
Also, we do not receive any compensation for recommending them.
Van Simmons
David Hall Rare Coins
P.O. Box 6220
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone: 800-759-7575 or 949-567-1325
E-mail: info@davidhall.com
Dana Samuelson and his team
American Gold Exchange
P.O. Box 9426
Austin, TX 78766-9426
Phone: 800-613-9323
E-mail: dana@amergold.com
Rich Checkan
Asset Strategies International, Inc.
1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 800-831-0007 or 301-881-8600
Fax: 301-881-1936
E-mail: rcheckan@assetstrategies.com
Camino Coin
1301 Broadway Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: 800-348-8001 or 650-348-3000
Fax: 650-401-5530 |
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I've never traded stocks before. How do I open a brokerage account? Which broker should I use? |
We can't recommend brokers. But we've put together a step-by-step report on how to choose the right one for you… and simple instructions on how to buy a stock. Click here to read it. |
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