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buy when it snows, sell when it goes

buy when it snows, sell when it goes phrase: stock market securities can be expected to increase in value to a greater degree in the cold winter months from November through April than in the warm months from May through October, and profit-minded investors should manage their portfolios accordingly.

Phrase

buy when it snows, sell when it goes

  1. (Canada, Northern, US) Stock market securities can be expected to increase in value to a greater degree in the cold winter months from November through April than in the warm months from May through October, and profit-minded investors should manage their portfolios accordingly.
    • There is a phenomenon in stock market investment known as "seasonality." In Canada we sometimes summarize it with the epithet "Buy when it snows, sell when it goes."2007 May 10, Peter McKenzie-Brown, “Sell in May and Stay Away!”, in Language Matters, retrieved 13 Oct 2015
    • Most years, he says, investors can make money by simply holding broad indices, such as the S&P 500 and Canada's S&P/TSX Composite, from Oct. 28 to May 5, when they tend to make most of their gains, and then selling. If that's too hard to remember, Vialoux has a handy catch phrase: “Buy when it...2010 October 21, Paul Marshman, “Buy when it snows, sell when it goes!”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 13 Oct 2015

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What does buy when it snows, sell when it goes mean?
Buy when it snows, sell when it goes means stock market securities can be expected to increase in value to a greater degree in the cold winter months from November through April than in the warm months from May through October, and profit-minded investors should manage their portfolios accordingly.
What part of speech is buy when it snows, sell when it goes?
Buy when it snows, sell when it goes is a phrase.

Words near buy when it snows, sell when it goes in the dictionary

  1. buy the same horse twice
  2. buy time
  3. buy to let
  4. buy up
  5. buy when it snows and sell when it goes
  6. buy when it snows, sell when it goes
  7. buy with one's ears
  8. buy wolf tickets
  9. buy woof tickets
  10. buy yourself a hat
  11. buy, lie and sell high

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