Majority of value investment are mean for long term, hold forever. This seem to suggest that when a value stock is purchased it is held for life and this simply is not true. Not all long term investments are having good value.
Business cycles are shorten today. You may find an excellent business today, however, it’s value may not be as good as it is in after a while due to marketplace acceptance change, technology and so on. These few years, marine and petroleum industries make the best investment for investors, however, the situation changed quite dramatically since last year …
A long term value investors needs to monitor his or her portfolio carefully and try and stay diversified. It is important to sell your investment if all your assumptions about the business change. You want to make sure you lighten your load in sectors and industries that are not working and redistribute to areas that are performing better.