Why Most Investors Fail

Why do so many investors fail? What are successful investors doing differently? Well, for starters, they find a proven investment strategy and stick to it.  [Browser View]( [Liberty Through Wealth]( Why Some Investors Succeed... But Most Don't Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist, The Oxford Club  Why do so many investors fail? What are the successful investors doing differently?  Well, for starters, as Alexander Green explains today, successful investors find a proven investment strategy and stick to it.  [Stock Legend Says to Buy These Three Ultra-Cheap Stocks Now]( Stocks are suddenly available at their cheapest prices in years. Some are trading for 40%... 60%... even 75% off. But he says three in particular are must-buys. [Find out the details that will make your retirement here.](  Editor's Note: No one can predict the future... or what's going to happen in the markets. But savvy investors can ensure their success no matter what the market is doing by following the right strategy. And if you're ready to find the right strategy for you, I highly recommend you take a look at Alexander Green's latest project with bestselling author Bill O'Reilly. They've teamed up once again, and this time they're discussing [The Smartest Investment Strategy of All Time](. Just [click here]( to watch it now. - Christina Grieves, Senior Managing Editor  [Alexander Green]  Have you ever wondered why some investors have tremendous success with their portfolios - meeting or exceeding their financial goals - while so many others struggle, earning low returns or actually losing money over the years? Well, you shouldn't. Investing is essentially the transfer of wealth to those who have a process and can execute it from those who do not or cannot. Put differently, investors fail because they either aren't using a proven strategy or can't adhere to it, instead buying giddily when prices are high and selling despondently when they are low. Of course, any investment recommendation is meaningless if it's divorced from a battle-tested strategy, including specific buy and sell criteria. This strategy, in turn, should be based on a proven investment philosophy. And that philosophy should reflect a particular sensibility, a way of seeing the world. If this seems complicated, it really isn't. Let's walk through an example... On March 23, amid roller-coaster market volatility, I recommended a new pick to the subscribers of my Insider Alert trading service. This real estate investment trust owns or has an interest in 233 properties comprising 191 million square feet. It is an S&P 100 company with the highest investment-grade credit rating and the lowest cost of capital in the industry. But that's not why I recommended it. I recommended it, in part, because the chairman, CEO and president purchased 150,000 shares, an investment of $9.12 million. The director and chairman emeritus also purchased 189,000 shares for an investment of $9.93 million. We exited the position on April 17 for a quick 14.8% gain. This strategy is called riding the coattails of knowledgeable insiders.  [Hang On to Your Wallet... Here Come the Socialists!]( [Hello Name Tag]( A recent Gallup survey found that 43% of Americans now believe that some form of socialism would be GOOD for the country. So if you're over 40 and you've got two nickels to rub together... you are about to become a target. Your savings, your portfolio, your IRA, your 401(k) or pension... they are the bull's-eye. [But here's a ZERO-DOWNSIDE way to PROTECT YOURSELF!]( SPONSORED  Both academic studies and practical experience show that when a company's shares are under heavy accumulation by its officers and directors, they generally outperform the market by a significant margin. The strategy requires some due diligence - an investigation of the number of insiders buying, their tenure with the company, the size of their purchases, their past track records and so on - but you get the picture. These corporate insiders have material, nonpublic information about the future prospects of the business - and that gives them an unfair advantage when they go into the market to trade. Insiders, of course, are not omniscient. They could not see the coronavirus coming any more than President Donald Trump or Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell or Surgeon General Jerome Adams could. Some insiders bought a few months ago and then saw their business outlook change dramatically, in ways they could not possibly have foreseen. The same cannot be said of insiders who loaded up over the last few weeks. They were fully aware of the existence of the coronavirus, its impact on the economy and its likely effects on their business. This insider buying strategy is undergirded by an investment philosophy used by all-time investment greats like Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch and John Templeton. And it's this... No one can tell you with any certainty what the economy or the stock market will do from day to day, week to week, month to month or year to year. People who say they know these things are either fooling you or kidding themselves... or both. History shows that investment outperformance comes from evaluating businesses, not outguessing the market. Of course, knowing when to buy or sell a stock can take a lifetime of study, action and reflection. It also requires an optimistic, real-world sensibility. What is that sensibility? It's that democracies are superior to autocracies. Limited government is better than interventionist meddling. Capitalist societies are more prosperous than socialist or communist ones. And property rights and freedom are preferable to confiscation and coercion. It requires an appreciation that human beings, machines and capital markets drive innovation, solve problems, raise living standards and create prosperity. The sensibility tells you when to invest and where. (In mostly free markets in mostly free countries.) This philosophy demands that you avoid market timers and other soothsayers and concentrate on identifying undervalued businesses. The strategy of monitoring insider activity presents attractive investment opportunities. And this allows you to put together a portfolio of winning recommendations. Compare this approach - careful, logical and rational - with that of the typical punter who day-trades or buys hot tips, not knowing what they own, why they own it or whether they should sell. These folks are like newbies in a poker tournament. No way are they taking the chips home at the end of the night. They're just fattening the pot for the rest of us. Don't be one of them. Before you invest in any recommendation, make sure it's based on a dedicated system, a proven philosophy and a valid sensibility. That way only one further step is required: the discipline to follow through. Good investing, Alex P.S. I've teamed up once again with my friend and trailblazing journalist Bill O'Reilly to bring you a special presentation on [The Smartest Investment Strategy of All Time](. Trust me, you do not want to miss this. [Click here]( to watch now. 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