A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

[OldAIMGuy]

Hi Ray, Re: AIM and investment management vs "timing"..........

Always remember that AIM's going to do its best with the investment you assign to it - whether it was purchased in a "timely" fashion or not. AIM thinks very Long Term hence initial timing might cause some initial grief. But if the selection was fundamentally sound AIM will accumulate shares at a discount to that early timing incident and give you a better and lower average Price/Share.

AIM after a purchase then looks to profitably take $$$ off the table relative to the last and lowest purchase price. Several cycles might occur with no breakout to the upside from the initial timing incident but each cycle should allow some modest profit capture.

Three goals of all investing....... 
 * Price Appreciation over time 
 * Dividend Capture over time 
 * Profitable volatility capture over time

Selection of investments could concentrate on any or all of these three goals. AIM is a method of accomplishing the 3rd but can be applied to any stocks or funds that satisfy either the 1st and/or the 2nd.

AIM can't fix a bad company (and its stock) so good selection is important. AIM takes time so selecting for the long term is important to AIM's overall success.

Hope this helps,