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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 July 29, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Are Dogs Barking in Your Portfolio? View your cratered stocks sensibly and consider taking action. |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
10 Big Investing Mistakes Some mistakes are not always mistakes. |
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. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
How to Become a Day Trader Whether you're cut out to trade online depends on a number of factors. Here are some things to consider before you put your paycheck in the market, as well as some tips if you think you've got what it takes. |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Great Commercial. Good Broker? Investors, ignore the clever ad campaigns of brokerage firms and focus on what's best for your wallet. Here's a brief guide to choosing a broker. |
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 May 15, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Pay Your Broker for Free Funds No-load funds don't cost a dime to buy -- except from some brokers. |
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 April 20, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Don't Blow It. Invest It A small nudge to get you started in the stock 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 August 26, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
How Millionaires Are Born There's hope for the next generation when teens begin investing their money. |
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 March 17, 2005 |
60 Seconds to a Brokerage Account Five simple steps to choosing and setting up a brokerage account. |
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 December 16, 2005 |
Pump and Dump, Explained Penny stocks are especially vulnerable to this manipulation. |
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 March 12, 2004 |
Discount vs. Full-Price Brokers Why should you pay 10 times more for a stock trade? |
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 2, 2005 Richard Gibbons |
4 Critical Errors You Must Avoid You are four steps away from beating the market with value. You might not know it, but you have some real advantages over the so-called pros on Wall Street. Make the most of them. Start by avoiding these four common errors. |
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 August 12, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Are You Ready to Invest? Ready? Set! Invest! Not so fast. First, here's a basic checklist of "to do's." |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 |
60 Seconds to Your First Trade Details on finding, opening, and funding a discount brokerage account. |
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 December 3, 2004 Whitney Tilson |
Gaining an Investment Edge Here's how to beef up your portfolio and beat the market. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
Buying Stocks: 10 Things To Remember With the bubble of the 1990s clearly over and a return to more rational investing, a lot of individual investors are returning to the stock market. |
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 October 27, 2004 |
Fussing About Fund Fees Mutual fund fees may look small, but they can eat much of your earnings. |
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 August 8, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Business Booming for Brokerages There's another way to make money off brokerages -- by investing in them. In recent months, business has been brisk at many brokerages, judging by quarterly reports. |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2005 |
What Your IRA Can Do Tend to your IRA today, and reap great rewards tomorrow. |
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Lewis Braham |
The Best E-Broker For You The price of a trade is just the start. Here's what you need to know to choose wisely. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2003 Dayana Yochim |
Ready, Set, Invest! Not so fast. First, follow a few basic "to dos." |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Ameritrade's Nifty November The online broker's 26% jump in average daily trades was nice growth, but will it last? |
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 June 13, 2006 Paul Elliott |
The Real Case Against Mutual Funds Read this before you invest another penny. How sketchy is the traditional mutual fund model? The IRS would kill for a piece of that sweet action! |
The Motley Fool March 1, 2005 Tim Beyers |
The End of Personal Responsibility? An investor sues broker Merrill Lynch over analyst reports and wins big. Why? |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Save Big Bucks When Investing Why spend more than you have to when investing? Here are some ways to enhance the power of your investing dollar. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Don't Get Blindsided by Your Broker We put 10 discount brokers to the test. Find your match made in cyberspace. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Plasticon, an Amazing Penny Stock The key for investors is to find the most promising small companies -- which are usually not penny stocks. |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Free Trade at Bank of America? The megabank offers no-fee stock trades. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 Tim Beyers |
The Death of a Portfolio Bear markets happen. So do stock-picking mistakes. Don't give comfort to these enemies of your portfolio by piling on unreasonable transaction fees. |
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 June 2, 2004 |
The ABCs of OTC In the course of your financial reading, you'll occasionally run across "OTC-traded" stocks. OTC officially stands for "over-the-counter," but "over-the-computer" is more appropriate today. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2004 Tom Gardner |
10-Bagger Magic How to succeed in small-cap investing despite the inevitable losers. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2009 Howard Lindzon |
If Buy and Hold Ever Lived, It's Dead Now You need a discipline for exiting losers quickly or you will get shellacked by a few outsized losses that negate a ton of smaller winners ... and then some. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2005 |
Trade Dates vs. Settlement Dates What is the difference between "trade date" and "settlement date," and which should you use on your taxes? |
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 February 14, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Fools and Their Mistakes Don't feel bad about the investing mistakes you make. At the same time, however, try to learn from both your own mistakes and the mistakes of others in order to avoid repeating them. Over time, your efforts will make you a better investor. |
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? |