In the following video, Fool contributor Matt Thalman discusses a few questions every investor should ask after one of his or her holdings doubles, triples, or increases even more than that in value. Matt feels the five most important questions are: what will the tax implications on the holding be, what's your portfolio allocation, how risky is the holding, what's your investing time frame, and what was your initial investing thesis and is it still good?
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When Do You Sell Your Big Winners?
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If a stock has a big run-up, the almost immediate question of when to sell usually follows the joy of picking a winner.
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