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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 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 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 April 7, 2005 Tim Beyers |
Three Things to Know About Your ETF ETFs can be great, but sector plays can also be the biggest sucker bet since the lottery. Here's how to check under the hood. |
Financial Advisor October 2005 Alan Lavine |
Tech Stocks: Down So Long That They Look Up After trailing the broad market over the past several years, some analysts expect tech stocks to rally. Their price-to-earnings multiples are low in relation to future earnings. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Paul Elliott |
Yes, You Can Still Cash In Why small-caps (especially small-cap growth) are a good place to put your investment dollars. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Whitney Tilson |
The Tech Stock Opportunity Why the tech sector may be fertile ground for value investors. |
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. |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Is That Stock Priced Too High? Some steep prices are too steep. |
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 January 12, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Don't Go "On Tilt" Think you missed an opportunity? Resist jumping in -- reevaluate first. |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2006 Rich Smith |
Brother, Can You Spare $350 Billion? Surprise! You just did. Let's say that instead of handing over your $3,318 share to the financial-services industry, you were allowed to keep and invest it in this basket of stocks: XM Satellite Radio... Sun Microsystems... Ford... etc. |
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 24, 2004 Tim Beyers |
What Tech Bubble? The author disagrees that tech's highly overvalued. Investing in technology has long been a highly risky but profitable endeavor. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 John Reeves |
Searching for 40,000% Returns Growth investing is highly volatile and will fray the nerves of those individuals with a low risk tolerance. That said, everyone should devote a portion of his or her portfolio to growth stocks. |
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 January 7, 2005 Paul Elliott |
Wall Street's Worst-Kept Secret If you invest in stocks for the long term, you must own small-cap stocks. |
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 February 4, 2005 Paul Elliott |
Wall Street's Worst-Kept Secret If you invest in stocks for the long term, you must own small-cap stocks. |
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 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 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. |
Search Engine Watch February 2, 2006 Chris Sherman |
Searching for the Future Think you're pretty good at predicting the future? Try matching wits with Yahoo Research's fantasy prediction game that lets you bet for - or against - emerging technologies and trends. |
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 June 27, 2006 Tim Hanson |
The Stock Market's Best Gains Make sure you have a plan in place to meet your financial goals. After all, without a sound long-term strategy, even the best stock pickers may be left picking stocks forever. |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Rich Smith |
Profit From Playing the Odds Historically, the stock market has risen in value by 10.5% per year. It has also only risen in two years out of every three. So, does the market always go up, or only sometimes? Here, the author runs the numbers and tries his hand at a bit of revisionist history. |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Do Something Isn't it time you beat portfolio paralysis? Need some investing advice? Before you start diving into myriad strategies, remember: The most important thing you can do for your portfolio is ... anything. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2005 Paul Elliott |
Wall Street's Worst-Kept Secret Over the long haul, smaller-company stocks outperform their mid- and large-cap peers, so smart investors own them. |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Don't Worry, Be Wealthy There's enough to worry about without adding your portfolio to the list. Our investments should not keep us up at night, and building a portfolio of companies that will be there when we wake up in the morning is a good way to prevent it. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Bill Barker |
$40 Billion Small Caps How your "small-cap" fund might own some of the biggest companies in the market. |
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 June 13, 2005 Paul Elliott |
Do You Have the Guts to Buy? Paying up for growth is never easy. Can you spot those rare birds before they change the world? Do have the guts to buy them when you do? Can it even be done? |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Penny Stocks From Heaven Sure, many penny stocks are bad. But some of them offer divine returns for the money-wise bargain hunter. |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Taking Stock of Stock Madness The best games are the ones that teach you something when you play. Congratulations to Sirius Satellite Radio as winner of the inaugural Stock Madness Tournament. |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Richard Gibbons |
Tech Stocks Not Worth the Risk The technology sector might look promising, but prudent investors should take a second look. Some investors swoon over technology's potential, but they might be overlooking some very real problems in the sector. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Rich Smith |
The April Effect Can the IRS help your portfolio? What if stocks go on sale once every year? Is Uncle Sam offering up bargains for investors to take advantage of? |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Richard Gibbons |
Four Critical Errors How to avoid some of the key mistakes that small investors make. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 |
The Stock Market Is Risky Learn to take fewer chances when you invest. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Tim Beyers |
2 Funds for 2 Big Trends The author says the safest, and maybe most profitable, way to make the trend your friend is with Exchange-Traded Funds. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 David Meier |
No Pain, No Gain Rather than following the pack, there is a reward in owning stocks no one wants. Going against the crowd can be tough on the psyche, but that's how value investors succeed. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Stocks for the Really Long Term Yes, stocks are the long-term investment of choice. But at any price? |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2003 |
What's a Mutual Fund? It's sort of like an investing club. |
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 June 23, 2005 David Gardner |
The Highest Possible Returns. Period. Here is a six-step plan to identifying great growth stocks -- and how to ride the success. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Bill Barker |
50 Years of Market Whomping Time-tested strategies are good all the time. Small caps had a better year than large caps -- again. And value stocks outperformed growth stocks -- again. |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Ted Murphy |
Hurry Up ... and Wait! Don't let impatience get the best of you -- the price is too high. The secret to maximizing profits on great stocks is patience. Only by waiting can you realize the rewards you deserve. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Power Plays As alternative energy becomes more cost competitive with fossil fuels, investors are taking notice of the sector. Planners with clients who are environmentally conscious, want to cash in on an alluring growth industry or both, may want to evaluate some promising power plays. |
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 14, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Finding Profitable Funds In this Q & A, Champion Funds chief analyst Shannon Zimmerman covers how he looks for funds, why sector funds might not be a good bet, and whether or not the fund scandal is really winding down. |
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. |