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1.
The price of one of your stocks shoots up. What should you do?
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Determine why the stock is behaving the way that it's behaving. If the stock still meets your investment criteria, you'll want to hold on to it.
2.
If one of your companies misses its quarterly earnings estimate, you should investigate why instead of selling it right away. Correct?
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Yes. Companies miss quarterly earnings estimates all the time without imploding. It's best to find out why it happened, as there may be a good explanation. But if it misses them several quarters in a row, it may be time to get out.
3.
The most relevant tool that will help you develop your criteria for investing is _______.
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An investment policy statement. Though you will glean some important information from the other choices, an investment policy statement will lay down the criteria that will guide how you select and maintain your investments.
4.
Which statement is true?
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Changes tend to happen more quickly with stocks than with mutual funds. Because mutual funds are a collection of stocks, changes happen more slowly. With individual stocks, things can shift more quickly. As a result, you have to monitor your stocks more closely and frequently than your mutual funds.
5.
If a stock no longer meets one of your investment criteria, what should you do?
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Place it on a "watch" list. Just because an investment no longer meets one of your criteria is no reason to sell it. Put it on your "to watch" list instead. But if a stock no longer clears most of your hurdles, it is a sell candidate.