How does Austrian Economists pick stocks? I can see from reading some Austrian Economy books and listening to people like Gary North, Richard Maybury, Peter Schiff, Tom Woods, James Grant, Doug Casey, Gearld Celente and others; and reading stuff on mises.org , that they can predict where the economy…

Peter Schiff always talks about fundamental growth. He looks at stocks in terms of dividend payments, stability and physcal (useful) production. Dividends are only paid by companies that are structured well and have developed well (and are very profitable). Read Peter Schiff’s “Crash Proof 2.0” an…

Not sure about Austrians in general, but I’ve read that having a Monkey throw a wet towel at a stock listing is the best way. That is, diversify a lot and have an elemtn of randomness in it. The economy and stocks generally go up, and accoring to Charles Wheelan (Democrat nonetheless), such diversif…

I’ve read…Monkey…wet towel…is the best way Have you read about the Flying Spaghetti Monster? The economy and stocks generally go up Two independent mistakes in seven words. such diversified portfolios beat even well-managed ones That is not meant to praise the monkey, but to insult the ma…

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I would think that they pick stocks using the same tools that all other investor/traders do: fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and sentimental (psychological) analysis. (I’ll use as evidence my own trading activities and those of my friends who trade, as anecdotal as that may be.) There is …

I know next to zero about investing but I will stab. Unless you have definitive, inside info, investing is as random and unpredictable as human preference. Politics definitely affects things but politicians are humans with preferences and goals, too. Legislation and regulations that affect stocks a…

In our economy, the best way to pick stocks is to understand the relationship between the value of a stock and Washington’s protectionism/interventionism.

Rationally, unlike Keynes’ animal spirit.

A sad truth. Yet, there are other opportunities. I wish I had flipped burgers and saved the stash at my parents house for trading in previous years instead of wasting time and money seeking “hot” careers. I would probably be rich by now with some of the picks I’ve had (with something in the bank to…

What jay said. “Ever wonder why fund managers can’t beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they’re sheep, and sheep get slaughtered.” Gordon Gekko

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