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What is the best time to buy stocks? In hindsight, March 2020 might have been the best time. But the fact is that there is no clear answer to this question. The answer closest to reality probably is: Maximum wealth is generated when one is able to gather the courage to buy a stock when the news flow around that sector and stock is negative. The street is not interested in them, because the majority believes that nothing good can happen to them. They may have valid reasons to believe so, but the street is probably missing one point: When the government decides to revive or develop something, it just does. Yes, it might take time, but development happens, sooner or later.
Before you proceed, read the headline again: It says “right time” to sell. There is a context to this. There are a set of stocks where you, as an investor, can decide only two things: The time to buy and the quantity of shares to buy. The decision to sell is not strictly in your hands. Now, it might sound strange to state that you cannot decide to sell. But the fact is that the time to sell will be when the right time comes – when the stock
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