An investor got into trouble after taking some free advice
Upon the advice of many people, I liquidated all my investments to book profits by June-end. I was waiting for Sensex to correct and now I am cursing all those who gave the free advice to book profits. My money in savings bank account is earning 3.5 per cent. Should I invest right now or should I wait until the bears take over?
This article was originally published on November 19, 2009.
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