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Stock buybacks have become all the rage, and many companies routinely return capital to investors by repurchasing their shares. Yet not all companies do a good job of timing their stock repurchases.

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and ...