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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 August 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Get Real, Get It Together, and Get Going Taking personal responsibility for investing your money can be a daunting task. Wall Street is a scary and confusing place, but like a trip to the doctor, it can be essential to your long-term well-being.  |
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 11, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Building the Perfect Portfolio Smart asset allocation is critical to successful fund investing. Staying the course is a fine idea, but because your goals and tolerance for risk are bound to change over time, the perfect portfolio will always be a work in progress.  |
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 2, 2004 Zeke Ashton |
New Year's Resolutions for Investors January is a traditional time for resolutions for the New Year. Here are 10 resolutions for investors to help cut down on mistakes, shape up portfolios, and achieve financial goals.  |
Entrepreneur April 2005 Dian Vujovich |
Working Assets The Calamos Growth Fund is ranked No. 1 among multi-cap growth funds. The fund manager explains how he controls risk for the portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
10 Big Investing Mistakes Some mistakes are not always mistakes.  |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2005 |
All Hail the Mock Portfolio Before you lose some hard-earned money, try a mock portfolio.  |
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 October 22, 2004 Whitney Tilson |
Focus Investing Just as important as the stocks you own is how you manage them.  |
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 July 9, 2004 |
The Stock Market Is Risky Learn to take fewer chances when you invest.  |
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 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 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 December 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Are You Getting Paid for Risk? Taking risks in investing is well and good, but make sure you're getting adequately compensated along the way.  |
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.  |
AskMen.com August 19, 2001 Rashmikant Patel |
The A To Z Of Successful Investing Having a disciplined and simple approach to investing is what financial planning is all about. I have listed a few rules of thumb that will make you a successful investor...  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2005 Rich Smith |
Painfully Obvious Stock Tips Here's a look some basic investing insights.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Embracing a Foolish Inconsistency As you begin, investing can be simple. Your first steps should be to get out of debt, read broadly on investing, and perhaps invest your initial dollars in an index fund.  |
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 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 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.  |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds to Save You If your financial future is shaky, certain mutual funds can save you. Before you invest in any mutual fund, make sure you've studied it well -- either on your own or with some help.  |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 |
"Rule Breakers," Explained One of several investing approaches is the aggressive Rule Breaker strategy, which aims to invest in market-outperforming stocks. Here's how.  |
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
A Time to Sell There are lots of times when selling is best, such as when you don't know enough about the company or don't expect to make much more on the stock.  |
The Motley Fool October 7, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Protect Your Wealth You never know when the next downturn will come. Growing a portfolio today isn't the only concern. Investors need to make sure that their portfolios can withstand the blow of a bear market while having enough cash on hand to scoop up bargains.  |
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 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 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.  |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
She Likes Stocks; He Likes Bonds Whether you're an investment junkie or a trepidatious novice, investing needs to be a part of your relationship. Read about some ways to satisfy the risk-taker and worrywart in your relationship and to set yourselves up for investing success.  |
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.  |
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 May 4, 2005 |
Your Portfolio's Turkeys One mark of successful investors is that they take the time to think about investing and learn from their successes and screw-ups. This can result in fewer screw-ups.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 |
Widespread Investing Mistakes Perhaps the worst mistake is never taking the time to learn about investing. These blunders are common, but they don't have to be.  |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 |
A Step-by-Step Investing Plan How to begin and maintain an investing life.  |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Psst -- Want $1,000, Kid? Here is the latest teen winner of $1,000 given for investing advice and how to participate in this on-going contest.  |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
3 Tasty Fund Plays Not all mutual funds are created equal or equally bad.  |
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 May 13, 2005 John Reeves |
The Next Ultimate Growth Stock There's a science and an art to growth investing.  |
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 21, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Investor, Help Thyself Mark Hebner's Index Funds: The 12-Step Program for Active Investors shows investors how to break destructive pattern of investing.  |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2004 David Gardner |
Finding the Best Funds David Gardner rolls out a new service to help you climb to the top of the mutual fund heap.  |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Rich Duprey |
"Cowboy Up" and Invest! For greater returns, learn how to ride the stock market bull.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Chris Mallon |
Through the Earnings Looking Glass Look-through earnings provide a new and insightful view of your stock portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Your Returns Are Less Than Average Volatility is your friend when you're looking to purchase shares, but it kills returns in your portfolio. And while we can't eliminate volatility altogether, it can be reduced by focusing on companies that pay dividends -- or at least generate lots of cash.  |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 Richard Gibbons |
Why I Hate Wall Street Wall Street preys on ignorance by pretending that investing is harder than it is.  |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Why I Won't Invest in Biotech What it really boils down to is this: Ignorance kills investment returns. Biotech may be the wave of the future for some, but this investor won't take the intellectual risk.  |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Poverty to Prosperity You don't need big bucks to make big bucks. Even if you can only put away small amounts of money, you can still retire with a rich man's nest egg. The secret is small-cap stocks.  |