The malaise of "Stock Advisors"

I was surfing one of my favorite sites Valuenotes.com and spilled over to the new forum which was started a few days back. A common question doing rounds was "Market Crash" . I am quite surprised at the fickle mindedness of the people who are glued on to TV channels to get some "Tips" by the "Advisors". I am damn sure that these very people might have been banking on the "advisors" who were shouting on all business channels about how soon Sensex will be touching that 25000 mark. I still remember how quick people were in giving their own judgement on how Sensex would touch 20000 in 2-3 days after it touched 19000.

As in my previous article I enumerated the anomalies doing rounds in the market, I feel a desire to prick the bubbles created by the "advisors" on business channels . I would like to remind that I am not averse to such advisors but I take their advice with a pinch of salt. I'll tell you why. First things first, the "advisors" business is thriving only because the market is doing good.This point is very important and has the hidden message why you should not believe these "advisors" 100%. Have you seen any advisor who was not advocating for further investment when everything was hunky dory? I have not seen any one. This because they know that their business happens only when the market is on an upward rally. Any break in that would mean people being apprehensive and a downfall in their business. This is why all "advisors" like rallies and even when they know in their heart that something is wrong, they would still suggest investment. Today only I saw a question put up by an investor on future course of action on investment of 500 shares of Reliance Energy @ 1850's in the current market. Do you sense something wrong here? That poor investor got himself in the market at a time when the scrip was running amok. Now he is in mess because he is not clear what to do now. Who are the people who are driving such innocent people into the D-street? The "advisors" offcourse. The investor is also not so innocent because its your hard earned money and you should have given a thought when you invested at such high levels.

A piece of advice for all new gurus of stock market. Think before you invest.

A sensible take is to wait for 3 important triggers in a very short term
1. SEBI decision on P notes on Oct 25
2. RBI’s mid term review of annual policy due on 30 October 2007
3. US Fed take on interests

Any definite course of action can only be determined after these near term triggers.

Till then ... Peace Ho!