Stock
Strategies: Basics of The Value Investing Stock Strategy
Value investing
is a very popular stock strategy where investors seek out companies that they
believe have the ability to create profits at an acceptable level during a
sustained holding period. An acceptable level of profits would probably mean
doing better than the market average, but it would be different for every
investor. What is the same for all value investors is the desire to buy a well
performing stock at a bargain price.
For value investors, simple market factors that can cause fluctuations
in stock prices are not of great concern. Common market factors which tend to
affect stock prices are: inflation