Originally Posted by
underway
YES! this is exactly the point to those who keep harping on hitting the SELL button. It's all about individual strategy, risk tolerance, and short term need (or not) for some cash. There's no right or wrong to this. But some keep dwelling on it. If you're day trading and therefore make your monthly income on the trades, hell yeah....ya gotta sell some stock! NO SH&T SHERLOCK! If you aren't day trading, but you have a need to put in central air, or buy a new car, or whatever, that's right....perhaps you sell some shares! But, if you don't have short term needs or short term strategy, hell...stay in the game for the bigger play. IMHO.