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The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Allyson Cohen |
A Beginner's Guide to Making Millions The bigger the goal, the more critical it is to get your plan right and spring into action immediately. If you have the stomach for volatility and the means to put financial independence on the front burner, you can reach your lofty goals. Here's how.   |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
Making a Million Is Child's Play Grade school math plus time can add up to big bucks in the bank. Here is what savvy stock-picking can do to rev up your retirement road trip. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
Cheap Stocks for New Investors If you don't have 30 years -- or quite that much discipline -- financial independence can still be within reach. To achieve it, you'll want to beat the market's average, of course. And you'll need to manage your investments and personal finances effectively along the way. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2008
Shannon Zimmerman |
A Great Pick for Your IRA Make sure you make the most of your IRA contribution. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman |
Get Off to a Smart Start Just getting your feet wet with investing? We've got a cheat sheet. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
More Top Investments for Your Retirement Cover your retirement bases with some familiar fund names: Vanguard 500 Index... State Street Global S&P 500 Index... American Funds EuroPacific Growth... PIMCO Total Return... American Funds Growth Fund of America... |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
Can I Backdate My Paycheck? Sorry, you can't backdate your paycheck, but there are simple things you can do to make it more valuable. 1. Go auto... 2. Get linked in... etc. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
The One-Year $1 Million Challenge How do you win the $1 million one-year challenge? You make time your biggest ally in amassing phenomenal sums of wealth. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. The Vanguard 500 Index a world-class and dirt cheap S&P tracker that provides quick and easy exposure to such household names as Microsoft, General Electric, and IBM -- has notched an annualized gain of 12%. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2007
Allyson Cohen |
Don't Make a Million-Dollar Mistake The first step towards earning your first million is simple: Commit to investing in the stock market, and do everything you can to make it a no-brainer. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
Growth Stocks for New Investors If you're a new investor with years to go before retirement -- or even a market veteran looking to step on the gas -- you'll want to consider growth stocks for your game plan. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2007
Allyson Cohen |
Don't Make a Million-Dollar Mistake Here's how to set it and forget it when it comes to investing. Automate it. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
Lifestyles of the Rich and Cheap Learn to invest -- and save -- your way to financial independence. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2008
Claire Stephanic |
Millionaire on Minimum Wage How much does it take to make millions? Not as much as you may think. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
A Beginner's Guide to Market Downturns Think sell-offs are bad news? Think again. When the market hits the skids indiscriminately -- based, for instance, on macroeconomic concerns, rather than the prospects of individual businesses -- it can be an excellent time to buy quality on the cheap. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
Performance-Tested Funds When you're looking for a way to gauge the consistency of a fund's performance, not to mention how successful a management team has been at staving off loss and keeping volatility in check, calendar-year returns make a good yardstick. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman |
Don't Make a Million-Dollar Mistake Playing catch-up? Late starters can still make a million. Time really can be on your side if you invest intelligently and shift into savings gear now. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
Rex Moore |
The Best Retirement Advice When it comes to a comfortable retirement, one factor dominates all others: time. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Shannon Zimmerman |
Three Cheers for a Bumpy Market! Lukewarm market leave you cold? Here's reason to warm up. If you're investing for the long haul, after all, occasional market discounts really are something to cheer about. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
Million-Dollar Shortcuts Here's how to shave time off your road trip to financial freedom. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Become a Millionaire on $20 a Day Regardless of whether you'd like to try to trounce Wall Street or just keep pace with the market, the takeaway is still the same: To amass comfortable wealth in a reasonable timeframe, you must own stocks or stock funds. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Jill Ralph |
Don't Sabotage Your Retirement To give yourself a chance at a truly golden retirement, don't let inertia take hold of you -- in either your saving or your investing. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
A Beginner's Guide to Market Rallies You can still find values during market upswings, and right now is a fine time for newbie investors to hit the market's sales rack. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman |
Smart Ways to Get Started, Part 2 Thanks to the market's recent choppiness, many small-cap companies are currently trading at steep discounts relative to their respective 52-week highs. And that's good news -- at least if you're an investing cheapskate. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
You're Paying How Much? With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for. When it comes to gauging a fund's prospects, few attributes have more predictive power than the expense ratio. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
Check Volatility at the Door Sector funds can be a lot more risky than they at first appear. Even true champion funds aren't risk-free, but a history of keeping volatility in check adds to their appeal. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Best ETF for 2012: Vanguard Total Stock Market For those of you who don't want to bother rolling up your sleeves and digging through individual companies, a broad index fund like Vanguard's Total Stock Market ETF is a smart choice for long-term investors. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman |
Smart Ways to Get Started A volatile market can provide choice investment opportunities. With that in mind, this commentary begins a three-part series on smart moves that brand-spanking-new investors ought to consider, specifically mutual funds, as they test the market's waters. |
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
January 19, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Index Funds Win Again Index funds are cheap, easy, and they reliably outperform many other funds. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman |
A Very Simple Plan Got discipline? We've got a plan. 1. Get serious about saving... 2. Invest wisely... |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2005
Shannon Zimmerman |
You're Paying How Much? With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Market-Beating Returns Made Simple This twist on the old index fund does well. Equal-weight funds have done quite well compared to traditional index funds over periods of several years. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2012
Charles Farrell |
Retirement by Design Helping investors live off their wealth is a very different business from helping them build wealth. But managing retirement income is something every advisor needs to learn how to do -- and soon. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
You're Holding the Bag on Financials It's too early to tell just how big the taxpayer bill for the various bailouts, bank failures, and bankruptcies might be. But one thing is for sure: Mutual fund shareholders have already taken a big hit. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Richard Gibbons |
The Market's Most Dangerous Bargains Buying the cheapest-looking stocks can be a really bad idea. Relative valuation can be an indicator of value, but it should go hand-in-hand with other valuation techniques and solid understanding of the fundamentals of the business. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
The Thrifty Millionaire Not all wealthy people are the big spenders that you might imagine. The wealthy get there through hard work, planning, and financial discipline. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
Vanguard's Best Funds Zeroing in on the fund family's best bets. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
Vanguard 500 vs. Total Stock Market Which fund gets the nod? |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
401(k) Confusion A recent report examining the behavior of 2.8 million 401(k) plan participants suggests that there's some confusion out there. Here's some advice. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2007
Shannon Zimmerman |
A Beginner's Guide to Growth Stocks Now appears to be an excellent time for investors to go growth shopping: After years of market-lagging performance, that seems to be where the market's bargains lie -- provided you know how to find 'em. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Index Fund Fire Sale Index funds are lowering their fees, and you are the winner. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Can You Retire on $75,000? Some tips to pump up your nest egg. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2007
Adam J. Wiederman |
How to Invest When You're Busy If you're pressed for time, mutual funds may be the perfect investment opportunity for you. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2011
Craig L. Israelsen |
Multiply Returns by Dividing Gaining exposure to U.S. stocks by using three equally weighted index funds produced better performance than a single mega-market index fund during the Lost Decade of 2001 to 2010. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2009
Toby Shute |
Natural Gas Executives Cash In Their Chips Can we divine the commodity's future from these insider actions? |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Energize Your Portfolio With Blue Chips Over time, the performance and stability of blue-chip companies is hard to ignore, particularly when investors add to their blue-chip investments regularly and reinvest dividends. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Millionaire-Maker Mutual Funds Let someone else make you rich, while you take it easy. There are many funds with market-beating records that can serve you well. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Craig L. Israelsen |
Three's Not a Crowd How passive fund investors can get the best exposure to the whole U.S. market. |
