Commentary & Insights
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Actual results with AIM from a subscriber to JJJ Investing Services
We got an early and unexpected Christmas present from our subscriber Brad S. Brad has been using the Automated Investing Method or AIM (first developed by Robert Lichello) with long term options or LEAPS as developed by Jeff Weber of JJJ Investing Services. Brad has been using this system in 2018. A six-month chart of […]
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Is it Time to Invest in Marijuana Companies?
This is a GUEST POST by Dale Vernor, one of the many subscribers to the JJJ Investing Services monthly newsletter. With High Times recently going public and the steady increase of marijuana legalization efforts, many are wondering if it is time to invest in the marijuana business. There are many small companies forming and […]
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4 Activities You Shouldn’t Treat Like Investing
By Ben Stamp, guest contributor The idea of “alternative investment” can be very appealing to a lot of people. The stock market is complex and demanding, and while it still offers lucrative opportunity it can also be thoroughly intimidating. Particularly among younger people, there is often some distrust in the stock market. (Remember, many young […]
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Read Jeff’s guest article in San Antonio’s INFLUENCE Magazine
As Jeff Weber travels around San Antonio, Texas, educating more people about the benefits and mechanisms of the Automated Investing Method (AIM), he often meets people with people who wonder how they can help their children have a more secure and prosperous future. This is a very real and valid concern in our world today. […]
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3 Common Investor Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
There are 3 common mistakes I see investors make: First, they invest emotionally, not logically. Example: American Express went down to $9 a share in 2009. It was the Financial Meltdown because everyone was SELLING!!! I was BUYING at $9. Now it is 9 years later in 2018. That share of AXP sells today for $99!!!!! Buying […]
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7 big reasons not to use AIM for investing
My business partner Brett and I put together a survey to ask people why they aren’t using the AIM investing method yet. For those who have started, we asked what their biggest challenge is with using AIM – the Automated Investing Method. We thank everyone for their replies. The answers fell into a few major […]
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Why I wrote my First AIM Book – Part 3
The Improvements to AIM Become a Book – Part 3 (conclusion) After becoming convinced that a new and better book on AIM investing was needed (see Part 2), I took two approaches to helping investors find the best investments for AIM. One, let the experts pick good companies & let the investor see if the […]
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Why I Wrote My First AIM Book – Part 2
The Improvements to AIM Become a Book – Part 2 (If you missed Part 1 of this story, please click here) Now I had 75 AIM spreadsheets in front of me and started trying to organize them. I put oil stocks together, casino stocks together, etc. As I looked at these sheets, ideas for chapters […]
The Big Flaw with Dollar-Cost Averaging Method
The argument for dollar-cost averaging is you adjust your buy price over time (because of natural price fluctuations) and so you have a better average purchase price. This means you will make more profits. But there is a big flaw with this approach: it only talks about buying and not selling. I heard someone explain […]