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One of my strong beliefs in managing a portfolio is that we establish trading rules and stick by them. One of my rules is to sell any new purchase of stock should it hit or pass an 8% loss. By this, I mean to accomplish a couple of things--first limiting my losses so that no

As I wrote earlier today, I purchased 105 shares of Zumiez (ZUMZ) at $52.96. ZUMZ later in the day sold off as many of the retail stocks also were weak as the NASDAQ corrected. ZUMZ closed at $50.63, up $3.23 or 6.81% on the day, a little of $2 under my purchase price. In s

The company reported earnings last week, so I cautioned that investors might want to only start a small position ahead of the report, in case there was an overreaction to earnings. And that is exactly what happened.

The company reported solid earnings, but the market only rewards a stock when the company handily beats estimates and raises guidance. Although ZUMZ did not do this, they still reported very solid growth. And that growth should continue.

My thesis did not depend on a si