t he i nvesting p rocess thomas robb morgan stanley msu student investment association1
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THE INVESTING PROCESS
Thomas RobbMorgan Stanley
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OUTLINE
• Investment Strategies– Idea Generations
• Resources• Paper Trading• Real Accounts
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
• What to buy• When to buy• How much to buy• When to take profits• When to stop losses
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INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
• Value• Growth / Momentum • Trend Following / Technical
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VALUE INVESTING
• Investing in undervalued securities• Screen for low multiples– P/E < 10– P/B < 1
• Distressed/Underperforming industries– Shipping–Housing– Solar
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GROWTH & MOMENTUM
• Investing in companies that are growing earnings and sales
• Momentum – Accelerating growth– Increased institutional ownership
• Can be riskier– Valuation based on growth– Poor earnings can cause price to
plummet
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SCREENS
• No “Perfect” Screen• MagicFormulaInvesting.com• FinViz.com– Multiples– Leverage– Growth
• “Value Traps”– Undervalued does not mean buy– Additional research– Wait for turnaround
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TREND FOLLOWING
• Invest on price action not fundamentals
• Cut losses, let winners run• Buy as prices break higher– 20 Day for Commodities– 20 Week for Equities
• Sell as Trend Ends– 10 Day/Week
• Also works for Shorting
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RESOURCES
• Investors.com– Stock Research Tool– Articles– Screen of the Day
• SeekingAlpha.com–Macro View– Long & Short Ideas
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RESOURCES
• FinViz.com–News > Blogs
• AbnormalReturns.com–Markets– Strategies– Companies– Economy
• StockTwits.com
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RESOURCES
• Charts & Watch Lists– FreeStockCharts.com
• News– FinViz.com– Finance.Google.com
• ETFs– ETFdb.com– ETF.stock-encyclopedia.com
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QUESTIONS?
Next Up: Portfolio Considerations
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POSITION SIZING
• Volatility Adjusted – Average True Range1% of Portfolio
Average True Range Position Size in Shares
• More volatile shares have lower weighting
• Each investment should contribute same value to portfolio
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DIVERSIFICATION
• Equities– Removes security risk– Industries– Trends (global growth / inflation)
• Commodities– Precious Metals– Energy– Agriculture
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MANAGING LOSSES
• The more you lose the more you have to regain% Loss % to Breakeven
8% 8.6%
10% 11.1%
20% 25%
30% 42.8%
50% 100%
• Minimize permanent capital loss• Percentage Stop (8-10%)• Volatility – Multiple of ATR (.5 – 2)
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QUESTIONS?
Next Up: Trading
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PAPER TRADING
• Necessary Step in Investing– Test strategy–Make sure you can make decisions– Practice managing portfolio
• UpDown.com• Is strategy practical for real
account?• DO NOT MOVE ON UNTIL
YOU’RE PROFITABLE
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REAL ACCOUNTS
• Minimize Trading Costs– Discount Brokers• Scottrade.com• Zecco.com• SpeedTrader.com
– Reduce turnover
• Consider taxes– Short-term capital gains– Cannot remove money from IRAs
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REVIEW TRADING
• Are you sticking to your strategy?• Are you making money?– Beating index?
• Where are you making money?• When are you losing money?• Are you missing opportunities?• HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE?
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QUESTIONS?