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Comment by karanbhangui | Hacker News Reader

I stopped reading when the author said everyone wants stocks to go up. You can make money no matter what direction the market goes. A brief skim of the rest of the article finds similar errors. The OP doesn't seem to understand the basics of asset allocation and diversity.

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technically he said people buy stocks because they think stocks will increase in value. it is an useless/obvious observation but different from what you stated.

like cuban i do wonder why individuals think they can beat the market. well connected and well capitalized groups have access to far more information than is publicly available. with the rise of hft and the like not only are you under attack by players who understand the fundamentals better but also by people who can game the exchange platforms themselves.

I agree the odds are stacked against the individual investor. However, I'm an individual investor who consistently beats the market. I don't do anything special. I just follow the tenets of value investing. IMHO, this is the only way to invest as an individual. Otherwise, stick your money in an index fund and hope for the best.

Or dividend income

What stocks are paying good dividends now (or likely to in the future)? (honest question)

Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) have been paying > 6 percent dividends.

Generally, any company that is doing ok and isn't trying to expand quickly.

keep up on this blog: http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/

BP were until the gulf oil leak, and might go back to doing so.

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