Eight Ways To Know It's Time To Sell Your Stock

Eight Ways To Know It's Time To Sell Your Stock by George Athanassakos, The Globe And Mail

Much has been written about when to buy a stock. There is a well-defined process – look for possible undervalued stocks by focusing on low price-to-earnings (P/E) or price-to-book (P/B) stocks, examine the stocks to determine their intrinsic value and finally make the decision to buy only if the margin of safety is satisfied.

But a disciplined approach to investing implies not only to know when to buy, but also when to sell. Frequently, the sell decision is more difficult than the buy decision. Many emotions come into place in the sell decision as well – such as, ‘What if I sell...