Buy and Hold Is Dead (Again): The Case for Active Portfolio Management in Dangerous Markets

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By Kenneth R Solow

Publisher : Morgan James Publishing

Buy and Hold Is Dead (Again): The Case for Active Portfolio Management in Dangerous Markets

ABOUT Kenneth R Solow

Kenneth R Solow
Kenneth R. Solow, CFP, CLU, ChFC is a founding partner and Chief Investment Officer with Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor providing Private Wealth Management services to more than 500 families in the Mid-Atlantic Region and around the world. As Chief Investmen More...

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Patience May Be A Virtue, But It Isn't An Investment Strategy

The current academic and financial planning definitions of "risk" are changing at light speed, but the notion of what constitutes "risky" investment strategy for informed investors is still stuck in the dark ages. Wealth management expert Kenneth Solow takes a fresh look at the investment industry's reliance on Buy-and-Hold investing, exposing the flaws and potential dangers of this investment approach in secular bear markets.

Patiently waiting for stocks to deliver historical average returns does not rise to the level of an investment strategy, according to Solow, who recommends a different approach called Tactical Asset Allocation. A provocative and thoughtful critique of the current state of the money management industry, Buy and Hold is Dead (AGAIN) is an invaluable investment guide for our financially challenging times.

"Solow's one-two punch book delivers a compelling account that the old conventional wisdom of buy-and-hold should be a relic of history. The modern understanding of secular stock market cycles drives his compelling knockout that active portfolio management is essential for today's investor." -- Ed Easterling "Author, Unexpected Returns: Understanding Secular Stock Market Cycles"."..It is perhaps embarrassing that we must turn to books like Solow's for insights that the CFA curriculum should have been inculcating for two decades." -- H. "Woody" Brock, Ph.D. "Founder and President, Strategic Economic Decisions, Inc."."..If the government fails to mop up the recent flood of liquidity, active asset allocation, as Solow advocates, will be required to adjust for a dangerous new inflation environment. This is an excellent book for financial advisors." -- Steve Leuthold "Founder and Chief Investment Officer, The Leuthold Group"