What is the average holding period?
What is the average holding period? The minimum time period a stock can be held is 1 month. The maximum time period a stock can be held is 4 years. (Although it is rare for a stock to be held this long it does happen.) Our approach is well described by Benjamin Graham in this quote: The disciplined, rational investor neither follows popular choice nor plays market swings; rather he searches for stocks selling a price belowPopularHow often do you provide stock signals?
How often do you provide stock signals? Weekly Stocktip provides a new BUY signal every week. Our strategy purposefully only invests in 1 new stock every week. There's a common misconception that you need to trade "every day" to be a successful investor, but in reality that's not the case. You just need to invest in the right thing. As Benjamin Graham puts it: It is undoubtedly better to concentrate on one stock that you know is going to prove highly profitable, rather than dilute ySome readersWhat stock exchanges are the signals for?
What stock exchanges are the signals for? Weekly Stocktip signals can be traded from anywhere in the world. Most brokers in the world will support large-cap stocks in these exchanges without any issues. However, if your broker does not support one of our signals, reach out to us, and we'll provide a refund for that week, along with some recommendations to help find a more capable broker.Some readersHow many stocks are usually in the portfolio?
How many stocks are usually in the portfolio? The amount of stocks in the portfolio varies quite a bit depending on the market situation. In strong bull markets it will often be smaller, where as shortly after a crash the portfolio will have more positions.Some readersWhat is the minimum investment?
What is the minimum investment? There is no minimum investment amount required to use Weekly Stocktip. Since we don't charge any management or performance fees and we don't manage your money, there is no minimum account size to worry about. You are free to invest as little or as much as you want to (or even just paper trade). The break-even investment per signal in the pasSome readersDoes Weekly Stocktip have a stop-loss system?
Does Weekly Stocktip have a stop-loss system? The investor with a portfolio of sound stocks should expect their prices to fluctuate and should neither be concerned by sizable declines nor become excited by sizable advances. He should always remember that market quotations are there for his convenience, either to be take advantage of or to be ignored. He should never buy a stock because it has gone up or sell oneSome readersDoes Weekly Stocktip use call/put options?
Does Weekly Stocktip use options trading? While our high win ratios at first this might seem like a great opportunity to utilize call options the holding period could make this trading strategy very unattractive. Weekly Stocktip is a longterm investment strategy with an average holding period of 2.2 years (max 4 years). This would mean to still achieve our high win ratio you would have to purchase options very far in theFew readersCan I use Weekly Stocktip in my country?
Can I use Weekly Stocktip in my country? Weekly Stocktip runs on the 3 biggest exchanges in North America: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX These stocks can be traded from anywhere in the world and almost all large brokers support them. If you are using a smaller broker that do not support those exchanges or just a short list of the most common stocks, you may have to switch to a better broker to use Weekly Stocktip efficiently.Few readersWhat if I don't like the service?
What if I don't like the service? No problem! If for any reason you don't want to continue using our stock picking service, you can cancel your subscription at any time. To cancel your subscription you can go to the "My account" page and click "Cancel subscription". My accountFew readersI work full time. Can I still benefit from the stock picking service?
I work full time. Can I still benefit from the stock picking service? Weekly Stocktip invests in a new stock once a week, and because of our longterm value investing strategy, it is generally not important that you invest the same day as we did. The prices of the larger companies we invest in do not usually fluctuate that much within a week.Few readers