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Ask a Fool: Swing Trading, What's That?

By James Early - Apr 22, 2013 at 6:29PM

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Is timing the market ever a good idea?

In the following video, Motley Fool Income Investor advisor James Early takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "Depending on the amount of cash I have to invest and professional knowledge about investing, which investing profile would you recommend: day trading, swing trading or position trading (value investing)?"

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