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The Motley Fool
September 28, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Prepare for the Crash So while a crash will have some negative effect on any portfolio, a few carefully chosen value strategies can help you avoid the worst and give you the opportunity for big gains along the way.   |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
How to Crush the Market Here's how to identify stocks that are set to outperform. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2004
Salim Haji |
How Many Stocks Should You Own? Diversification into stocks you don't fully understand could increase risk within your portfolio. |
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
Many Happy Returns Stratton Growth Fund has displayed a disciplined approach to all-cap value investing that has outperformed for decades. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2006
Rex Moore |
Are You Invested in the Right Industries? One thing that often gets lost in all the talk of sizzling stocks and 20-baggers is the benefit of diversification. It's a concept every investor can understand and profit from. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
When to Pull Up Your Stakes Knowing when to sell a stock is tough. Here are three useful tips that can help you maximize gains and minimize risk. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
10 Big Investing Mistakes Some mistakes are not always mistakes. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2004
Tom Gardner |
Should You Own 50 Stocks? The majority of individual investors in stocks are still in learning mode and should have very diversified portfolios. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Jeremy Siegel The Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania weighs in on his long-term bullish outlook and the prospects he sees for REIT stocks. |
BusinessWeek
September 12, 2005
Lewis Braham |
Building A Focused Fund Of Your Own Portfolios of under 50 stocks have outrun the market with less risk. Here's how they do it. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2004 |
How to Think About Diversification There's no absolute best number of stocks to own. Too few and you've taken on too much risk. Too many and you've diluted the power of your holdings more than you had to. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Roger Gibson Roger Gibson is a nationally recognized expert in asset allocation and portfolio design. In a recent interview he discusses among other things, diversification and where REITs fit into his clients' portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
Rich Smith |
Nietzsche on Investing With investing comes risk. In the short term, you will definitely lose money on some of your stocks at one time or another. But that which does not kill you as an investor makes you stronger. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Mike Klein |
Risky Business? Wall Street fears market gyrations, but history shows volatility breeds profits. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2006
Jim Gillies |
Be Not Afraid Don't let fear keep you from market-beating returns. Fear of losses. Fear of admitting a mistake. Fear of being left behind. Fear of buying a "loser." All of these fears can hobble an investor. Face your fears -- and beat the market. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Stock Market Wisdom Debunked A value investor disputes several well-known stock market maxims. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Debating Investing Mistakes Should you avoid stocks with high P/E ratios? Should you buy stocks in a down market? Is it possible to over diversify your portfolio? Investors disagree about whether some investing actions are mistakes. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2005
Michael Sarill |
The Warren Buffett Challenge Nervous about holding a portfolio with significant positions in fewer than five stocks? Maybe you should be. If you're not a master investor, it's difficult to know just what the biggest winners of the future will be. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2003
Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Burton Malkiel Princeton University professor Burton G. Malkiel, author of the classic text, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," shared his thoughts on investment strategy, the capital markets and REIT investing. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2004
Tom Gardner |
Save Your Portfolio Tired of watching your portfolio twist in the wind? One of the finest ways to preserve your capital over the long term is to keep investing it into stocks. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Stock Market Lies A value investor disputes several well-known stock market maxims. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
The Market Crashed -- Now What? Although we never know when the next market crash will happen, we know a little something about what happens after the market goes down. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2006
Mathew Emmert |
The Fed-Proof Portfolio Many seem to want to "position" their portfolios for the next phase in the market. But you can accomplish your long-term goals far more effectively by amassing a portfolio of tried-and-true, dividend-paying stocks and staying the course. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Exploit the Fearful When the fearful mob is panic selling, you can potentially reap huge profits -- if you can calmly analyze the situation, determine the right path to take, and pick up their shares at a discount. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
A Bear Market Protection Plan Here are a few suggestions for keeping your portfolio intact. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2005
Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2005
Paul Elliott |
I'm Buying This One for Me Investing a friend's hard-earned money can be every bit as unnerving as investing your own. At least this investor thought so. Until he actually went shopping for himself, and bought Third Avenue Real Estate Value fund. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Cheap Thrills in Stocks Value investing doesn't have to be as scary as it sounds. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Winning Recipe for Your Portfolio If you want to be successful, here's what you need. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2006
Bill Mann |
When to Concentrate Because most people don't have time to go so deep in researching individual stocks, it makes much more sense to be diversified. Broad diversification is a method to ensure one result: that being wrong about any one stock isn't fatal to your financial future. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
3 Smart Ways to Boost Your Portfolio Income Stocks could be down for a while. Make sure you're prepared. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2004
Mathew Emmert |
Beat the Market With Less Risk You can achieve maximum returns without taking on the maximum risk. Learn how to make money in the stock market and sleep well at night, too. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2004
Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Jeremy Grantham Real Estate Portfolio recently asked celebrated investment manager and noted bear Jeremy Grantham, chairman of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, to share his thoughts on the capital markets and REIT stocks. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2004
Whitney Tilson |
Bearish Options Strategies Whitney Tilson explains why he purchased put options on two tech-heavy indexes. As a general rule, I do not recommend buying options. They're illiquid, the bid-ask spreads are murderous, and it's always dangerous to have time working against you. It's hard enough to be right on the direction of a stock's movement, much less being right on the timing as well. But in the case of long-term puts on the Nasdaq 100 and the Semiconductor Holdrs Trust, the risk-reward equation is simply too attractive. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2005
Jennifer A. Liptow |
White Paper According to a study by university researchers, stock picks of concentrated investors (those holding one or two stocks) outperform those of diversified investors (those with three or more stocks) by about one percentage point over the year following a stock purchase. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
The Evolution of an Investor A professional's map to smarter investing and proven returns. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2005
Tim Hanson |
Design the Perfect Portfolio You can have it all and never leave your circle of competence. The magic of mutual funds is that they allow you to perfect your portfolio while concentrating on the industries you know. |
AskMen.com
April 14, 2002
Rashmikant Patel |
Starting A Portfolio Investors can easily understand and build a portfolio that conforms to their needs... |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
REITs' Diversification Benefits Portfolios that included Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) holdings have outperformed those without such holdings in recent years. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Buy the World in Dollars One of the benefits of buying stocks online is that you can acquire an ownership stake in a promising company without ever having to leave your home. There's a big investing universe out there beyond our borders. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
3 Tasty Fund Plays Not all mutual funds are created equal or equally bad. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2005
Israelsen & Clement |
Of Stocks and Funds Financial advisers need to explain to their clients that diversification can be a double-edged sword; protection against loss can sometimes insulate against return. Here's a performance comparison of individual stocks vs. equity funds in 2004. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Russell Wild |
Style War Some financial advisers argue that there's more than one way to slice a portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2005 |
Think Thrice Before Dividing in Thirds Portfolio allocations don't come in one-size-fits-all. A more sensible approach is to consider investment timeframes and, of course, what you can tolerate in terms of market volatility. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
How Many Hidden Gems Are Enough? One stock, two stocks, three stocks, 24. What's the right number to own? |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Compound Your Diversification By being aware of the benefits of diversification, you can ensure that you take the necessary steps to protect yourself and minimize the risks that you face as an investor. |
Financial Advisor
June 2004
Kevin M. Wilson |
Why Value Beats Growth Portfolios using asset allocation combined with value investing produce better financial results. How should you advise clients to invest? |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2004
James Early |
5 Stock Time Bombs Five stocks whose glory days may be numbered. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. |
Financial Advisor
June 2005
Marla Brill |
Fishing For Fallen Angels Putnam's David King shops for bargains among tarnished growth stocks. |
