Investor Sentiment: Now's the Time to Be Bold - Michael Zhuang (Seeking Alpha)

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Investor Sentiment: Now's the Time to Be Bold
Mar 30, 2008 06:39 PM UTC

Michael Zhuang (Seeking Alpha)

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3/28 - "Investor sentiment is at its lowest since 1990 and second lowest since the American Association of Individual Investors [AAII] sentiment indicator began in 1987...Current low investor sentiment is significant because there were only six instances (excluding this one) when it was below -15%. And only two instances when it was below -20%."

"To the extent history repeats itself, the current risk/reward outlook of stock investing is heavily skewed toward rewards.

Warren Buffet put it best when he said: “Be greedy when others are fearful.“"

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