Riding The Rollercoaster

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A Personal Note.. Happy Friday! Many people are frozen as to how they should maneuver around this market.  This newsletter offers 3 sound suggestions and a quote for inspiration! “Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o’er lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe For those of you with questions, feel free to call me at 203.966.2712.  Also please visit my website at www.catherineaveryinvest.com and take a look at the Free Portfolio Evaluation! Please pass along this newsletter to friends and family to spread the word! Warm regards, Catherine Maniscalco Avery   CAIM specializes in creating and managing customized and fully diversified investment portfolios for private investors. 203.966.2712  p 203.966.5697  f www.catherineaveryinvest.com

Riding the Rollercoaster     R I D I N G T H E R O L L E R C O A S T E R    If you’re like most people, watching the financial markets these days is hard! We all know we’re supposed to invest for the long-haul (and we absolutely should.)   Somehow, though that is not always comforting enough.  It’s easy to feel like you have no control over your future. Let me tell you three things you can do to make sense of this crazy market!  1.  Dollar Cost Averaging It’s very scary to think about adding money to these markets!  Unless you’re psychic, how can you know for sure what’s going to happen?  Truth is, you can’t. Ironically though, the best thing to do in times like these, is to actually add money to the market every month.  This means you won’t have to worry what the market is doing all the time.  This is known as dollar cost averaging. 2.  Taking Losses If you have unrealized losses in your taxable personal account, you may want to sell these stocks to offset any gains. 3.  Buy Dividend Paying Stick with stocks that pay dividends.  This way you get a stream of income while you wait for the price of the stock to go up.  Also, the income you receive from dividends is only taxed at 15%.  Look for companies with high levels of cash and low debt. Please don’t hesitate to call with questions about any of these strategies!   This material is Copyrighted:  CAIM LLC, September, 2008

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