Expert Views - Buying And Holding Stocks Wins. (Strategy)

If you think you will know it when this bull market finally comes to an end, you are kidding yourself.

The vast majority of professional advisers who try to get in and out of the stock market at the right time end up doing worse than those who simply buy and hold through bull and bear markets alike. Even those few who beat a buy-and-hold strategy during one period rarely beat it in the next one. 

U.K. Stocks Drop From a Seven-Week High

 U.K. stocks slipped from their highest level in seven weeks, trimming the FTSE 100 (UKX) Index’s fourth consecutive weekly gain, as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. posted worse-than-projected earnings.

European Stocks Rally for Fourth Week on China.

European stocks rose for a fourth week, the longest stretch of gains in two months, boosted by Chinese economic data and assurances from the Federal Reserve that its stimulus program remains flexible.
BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group climbed more than 3.5 percent after the world’s largest mining companies each reported an increase in iron-ore output. Carrefour SA surged 8.1 percent as sales in the French retailer’s home market stabilized. Banco Popolare SC and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc led a rally in financial shares.

World's Top 10 Largest Stock Exchange

Ten largest stock exchanges in the world by market capitalization in 2011:

1. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) -

Headquartered in New York City. Market Capitalization (2011, USD Billions) – 14,242; Trade Value (2011, USD Billions) – 20,161.