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The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
10 Big Investing Mistakes Some mistakes are not always mistakes. |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Philip Durell |
Profit From Your Losses Taxes are the bane of many an investor. Are you making the most of your losers? |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Dave Mock |
More Mediocrity, Better Returns Once your portfolio is concentrated in a handful of quality companies, it's a matter of maintaining the patience to ride your winners. Avoid an itchy trading finger and focus on company fundamentals, not price swings. |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Penny Stocks, Anyone? Penny stocks are often tied to small, unproven companies with no track record of solid financial performance. Worse, these stocks are among the easiest to manipulate and often are manipulated by scam artists. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Rich Smith |
Dr. Strangelove's Stock Tips Want to build a better portfolio? Then research carefully, buy deliberately, and rest easy. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Your Biggest Advantage Take your time, get wealthy slowly, and enjoy life. Everyone wants to find the next double, triple, or 10-bagger. But the true spoils go to those who invest early and often. |
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 March 21, 2005 |
How Much You Can Lose With some investing methods, you can lose more than you invest. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Rex Moore |
Who Are History's Great Market Timers? There is one great truth in investing: The key to wealth is to continuously add money, month in and month out, through good times and bad. You shouldn't be overly concerned with the macro situations that are out of your control. You just need to get in the game as soon as you can. |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2005 Rex Moore |
Battling the Bears Don't let pundits and gurus scare you out of the market. Equities have continued their steady pace upward, and the market timers once again came up short. |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Duprey |
How Many Is Too Many? The legends weigh in on the eternal question of how many stocks to own. But a portfolio of quality companies takes years to build -- don't expect it to grow overnight. |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
The Right Kind of Pennies The author posts an open letter to his friend about how to enjoy stable returns in the stock market -- pick up stocks that pay dividends, not penny stocks. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Rich Smith |
Dueling Fools: Starbucks Bear Rebuttal Rather than pay for a company with a PEG ratio -- price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) divided by its growth rate (G) -- greater than 2, put your investing dollars into a more reasonably priced offering than Starbucks. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Profiting From My Mistakes If you want to make a profit, then do as I say, not as I've done. The author has been investing for a decade now, and she's made her share of missteps along the way. Take time to learn from her mistakes so you can avoid the same pitfalls. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2006 Claire Hsing |
Great Companies, Great Returns For young investors focused on the long term, blue chips are best. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Why Dividends Rule the Market Dividends are the key to long-term investment success. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 |
The Stock Market Is Risky Learn to take fewer chances when you invest. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer |
Retreat? No Way! There is a lot of psychology that goes into investing. investing decisions, especially when there's high volatility in the market, are not always made from an entirely rational point of view. Beat your worst thinking and buy on the cheap. |
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 November 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
How to Double Your Money The key to a good investment is to buy shares of companies with above-average business potential and then hold them for as long as possible (ideally forever). When you do that, performance tends to take care of itself. |
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. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
8 Stock Market Mistakes Investors Make Investing in the stock market is one of the best things you can do with your money, provided that you know what you're doing. Here are some common mistakes investors make. Know them and avoid them. |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Is That Stock Priced Too High? Some steep prices are too steep. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Whitney Tilson |
Focus Investing Just as important as the stocks you own is how you manage them. |
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Jim Fink |
Want 50% Annual Returns? An explanation of the allure and illusion of mechanical investing, which is stock-picking strategies based on quantitative computer screens. |
AskMen.com April 14, 2002 Rashmikant Patel |
Starting A Portfolio Investors can easily understand and build a portfolio that conforms to their needs... |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Rex Moore |
Battling the Bears Don't let pundits and gurus scare you out of the market. Equities continued their steady pace upward, and the market timers once again came up short. |
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 February 28, 2006 Rex Moore |
Don't Sell! Investors, the "don't sell" advice applies only to companies whose management and business model you still believe in, not in deteriorating situations where the economics have changed or where management proves incompetent or fraudulent. |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2004 Rex Moore |
Battling the Bears It's been one year since a "bear scare." What have we learned? Last year, a stock rally drove some bears out of hibernation, literally "distressing" at least one of them. But equities continued their steady pace upward, and the market timers once again came up short. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 Whitney Tilson |
Gaining an Investment Edge Here's how to beef up your portfolio and beat the market. |
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. |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 Philip Durell |
Hunting Glamour Gone By Former glamour stocks offer great value opportunities for smart investors. |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Never Too Poor for Stocks Investors know that stocks are not just for the rich. |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Anne Tergesen |
Letting Go Of Your Big Winner You've made a fortune on one stock. But now is the best time in decades to diversify. |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Types of Investors: Which Are You? Knowing who you are can help you understand yourself and how you approach making money. Learn about some classifications of investors and which brokerage is right for you. |
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 March 12, 2004 |
Discount vs. Full-Price Brokers Why should you pay 10 times more for a stock trade? |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 David Forrest |
High-Octane Investing The author delves into the high-octane world of momentum investing to uncover those stocks starting to take off, and those running out of gas. |
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. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Chuck Saletta |
Cover Your Assets The key point for building a successful value portfolio is determining how to reduce your risk without reducing your expected return along the way. Commission-hungry brokers often sell a strategy known as portfolio insurance, the purchase of derivative securities called "put options," to reduce an investor's risk of loss. |
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Rich Smith |
Profits You Can Count On Yes, the stock market is a dangerous place. And, yes, the price of stocks can wobble considerably from day to day. But if you're investing for income, that shouldn't matter a bit. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 Tim Beyers |
What's Your Investment Strategy? Having a good financial life so often means keeping records and committing plans to paper. You know how to write a budget. You keep records. You've got a will. You've written down your investment strategy, right? |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Are Dogs Barking in Your Portfolio? View your cratered stocks sensibly and consider taking action. |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Reduce Your Investing Risk A few changes in your investing M.O. can improve your performance. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
How to Double Your Money Remember that while stalking the double is a worthwhile pursuit, you should keep it within the context of disciplined stock selection and portfolio construction. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2005 Tim Beyers |
How I Learned to Invest Anyone can become an investor. If you have the guts to try, here is a plan to help you get started. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Rex Moore |
Juicing the Market's Returns You want to know exactly what actions you should take to finally get your investing house in order. The "Index Plus a Few" is a low-risk strategy with market-beating potential. |