Refers to an investment strategy which involves buying a portfolio and thereafter managing but not trading those securities.

Method of investing where once purchased the investment is held for a number of years.

Simple investment strategy that, as its name implies, consists of buying a particular security and then holding it through up and down markets, rather than trying to jump out when prices are falling and jump back in when they are rising. (see Timing)

The acquisition of a tradable for the long term rather than quick turnover.

A strategy of purchasing securities believed to be of high quality and keeping them for a number of years.

This is an investment approach consisting of buying equities and holding on to them for the long term. Based on the idea that in the long term the stock market always goes up.

A market strategy that involves purchasing and owning an investment for a long time, often years. This permits investors to receive favorable capital gains treatment on any potential profits. Buy and hold also helps investors to focus less on the short-term market performance or fluctuations of their investments. Go to Top

Buy and hold investment strategies refer to the idea of buying a share and holding it indefinitely. Proponents of buy and hold believe that stock markets are efficient and that share prices reflect all the information known at the time. The implication is that no individual can hope to predict what shares will do and the best policy is just to buy and hold taking advantage of the long term tendency for shares to rise in line with the growth of the underlying economy.

A strategy whereby an asset mix is bought and left unchanged throughout the investment horizon.

Investment strategy for those that have either been duped into believing Wall Street's nonsense or actually believe the nonsense.

An investment strategy to buy and hold shares over several years in order to pay favorable long-term capital gains tax on profits.

Strategy involving the purchase of stocks for the long term, typically years.

Buy and hold investors take a long-term view of investing, keeping a bond from date of issue to date of maturity and holding onto shares of a stock through bull and bear markets. Advocates of this approach claim that it is the only effective way to realize long-term goals.

A passive investment strategy with which an investor buys stocks and holds them for a long period regardless of fluctuations in the market. Based on the premise that in the long term the stock market always goes up.

Buy and hold is a long term investment strategy based on the concept that in the long run financial markets give a good rate of return despite periods of volatility or decline. This viewpoint also holds that market timing, i.e. the concept that one can enter the market on the lows and sell on the highs, does not work or does not work for small investors so it is better to simply buy and hold.