A New Bubble?
Updated: January 7, 2009
The markets have not had a correction in more than a year. Even the most conservative of benchmarks is up 35%. It looks very much like the "bubble days" of the late 1990s. Should you be concerned?
Tips shared by Scott MacAdam, President of First Busey Trust (Member NASD/SIPC) on The Morning Show.
VULNERABLE MARKET QUALITIES
-No 5% decline in almost a year
-Oversold conditions
-Higher interest rates
-Election jitters
-Return of individual investor
PORTFOLIO PROTECTION
-Don`t panic or make drastic moves
-Focus on areas that haven`t done well
-Average into the markets with new
funds
-Stay diversified!
10 FEBRUARY 2004
