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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 April 14, 2002 Rashmikant Patel |
Starting A Portfolio Investors can easily understand and build a portfolio that conforms to their needs...  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 |
The Stock Market Is Risky Learn to take fewer chances when you invest.  |
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 November 5, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
10 Big Investing Mistakes Some mistakes are not always mistakes.  |
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.  |
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 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.  |
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 24, 2006 Shruti Basavaraj |
Roller-Coaster Stocks Just how far ahead of the market average can you get? Picking stocks based solely on volatility isn't the answer. Big risk can equal big loss, and there's no guarantee from the market's least volatile stocks, either.  |
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 March 21, 2005 |
How Much You Can Lose With some investing methods, you can lose more than you invest.  |
Entrepreneur December 2005 Dian Vujovich |
What's In a Name? There's often more to a fund than its moniker.  |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Dangerous Half-Truths of Investing: Part 3 There's no point in beating around the bush; investing is tough. And it isn't made any easier by well-intentioned advice that often breaks down or fails outright through overgeneralization.  |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Angelina Dance |
S&P Mutual Fund Sector Focus: Small-Cap Growth Still Packing a Punch Growth investing, particularly in the small-cap sector, has traditionally been considered a high-risk approach, yet in the past several years has proven to be rewarding.  |
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 March 6, 2006 Joseph Khattab |
Invest Well, Sleep Well Your portfolio shouldn't keep you up at night. It is possible to beat the market with low-risk stocks.  |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Can This Portfolio Be Saved? Even the worst portfolio can be redeemed. Sometimes investors have to face unpleasant truths, accept their losses, and rebuild for the future.  |
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 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 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
International Superstar Stocks: Why Invest Overseas? Investing in foreign companies can offer investors greater growth and lower overall risk in their portfolios. It can be difficult to make those first tentative steps into international investing, but once you do, you literally open yourself up to a world of profitable possibilities.  |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 |
Stock Picking for Novices If you're a newcomer to investing, how should you begin to choose stocks in which to possibly invest?  |
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 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 May 1, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Your Money Is at Risk Find the right investing strategy where you are adequately compensated for the risk you are taking, without putting yourself in substantial jeopardy of losing it all.  |
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 May 17, 2004 Mark Mahorney |
No Place Like Home Many people have turned to investing overseas and that can be a sound diversification strategy. But it is also clear that far too many are doing so blindly.  |
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.  |
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 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 August 17, 2005 Chris Mallon |
Your Best Investment Tool A watch list can be a huge help in making smart investment decisions.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 |
Common Investing Mistakes Too many people have committed investing blunders. Here's how you can avoid them.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Richard Gibbons |
The Low-Risk Wealth Solution If you're looking for the sweet spot where you get both lower risk and higher returns, look for stocks trading at a discount to their fair value.  |
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 December 19, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
The Lifetime Investment Strategy Let the power of dividends build you a portfolio that will stand the tests of time.  |
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 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 May 25, 2005 Tim Beyers |
You Can Have It All You think you've found the next big thing. It's a technology that will fundamentally alter the lives of millions. There's only one problem: There's more than one company to invest in. And all appear to have decent prospects. Which do you buy? How about all of them?  |
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 May 10, 2005 Mike Klein |
Risky Business? Wall Street fears market gyrations, but history shows volatility breeds profits.  |
Entrepreneur November 2003 Dian Vujovich |
Value Added Here's a midcap fund that's more than just middle of the road.  |
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 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 January 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Is That Stock Priced Too High? Some steep prices are too steep.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Rex Moore |
Small-Cap Rally Roars Because small-cap stocks have done so well over the past year, many are wondering if it's time to shift gears and allocate more money to larger companies. That type of thinking, however, can lead to subpar returns.  |
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 16, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Soros Doubles Down on Tech Even at 75, legendary hedge fund manager George Soros shows no signs of getting conservative with his finances. The old-fashioned principles of diversification and asset allocation are still smart moves for individual investors. Keep that in mind as you build and maintain your portfolio.  |
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 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.  |