Smart people sometimes make dumb mistakes when it comes to investing. Part of the reason for this, I guess, is that most people dont have the time to learn what they need to know to make good decisions. Another reason is that oftentimes when you make a dumb mistake, somebody elsean investment salesperson, for examplemakes [...]
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March 25th, 2010
How to Avoid Dumb Investment Mistakes
Posted in Investing 
Tags: Chunks, Dumb Mistake, Dumb Mistakes, Few Minutes, Fidelity Magellan, Graduate Finance, Handful, Headaches, Individual Investor, Individual Investors, Investment Decisions, Investment Mistakes, Lots Of Money, Mutual Fund, Peter Lynch, Picking Stocks, Portfolios, Salesperson, Statistical Calculation, Stock Market
Tags: Chunks, Dumb Mistake, Dumb Mistakes, Few Minutes, Fidelity Magellan, Graduate Finance, Handful, Headaches, Individual Investor, Individual Investors, Investment Decisions, Investment Mistakes, Lots Of Money, Mutual Fund, Peter Lynch, Picking Stocks, Portfolios, Salesperson, Statistical Calculation, Stock MarketMarch 6th, 2010
Getting Started With Online Investing
Posted in Investing Tags: Balanced Portfolio, Banking Online, Brokerage Firm, Initial Deposit, Invest Online, Investments, Investors, Margin Account, Money, Mutual Funds, Online Investing, Opening A New Account, Ordeal, Pay Bills, Portfolios, Price Options, Savings Account, Stock Market, Stocks Bonds, Trades
Tags: Balanced Portfolio, Banking Online, Brokerage Firm, Initial Deposit, Invest Online, Investments, Investors, Margin Account, Money, Mutual Funds, Online Investing, Opening A New Account, Ordeal, Pay Bills, Portfolios, Price Options, Savings Account, Stock Market, Stocks Bonds, TradesAs with everything else these days, the stock market has gone online. If you can shop, pay bills, and do your banking online, why not invest too? Investing online is not as big of an ordeal as some people make it out to be. The key is to know what you want before you start.
When [...]
March 2nd, 2010
How To Build A Fortune In The Stock Market: 5
Posted in Investments Tags: Different Components, Financial Consultant, Financial Consultants, Future Returns, Good Reason, Investment Firms, Investment Novices, Investment Professionals, Investment Puzzle, Investment Strategy, Investment System, Job Titles, Middlemen, Money Managers, Portfolio Returns, Portfolios, Risk Profile, Stock Market, Stock Portfolio, Variance
Tags: Different Components, Financial Consultant, Financial Consultants, Future Returns, Good Reason, Investment Firms, Investment Novices, Investment Professionals, Investment Puzzle, Investment Strategy, Investment System, Job Titles, Middlemen, Money Managers, Portfolio Returns, Portfolios, Risk Profile, Stock Market, Stock Portfolio, VarianceHow To Build A Fortune In The Stock Market: 5 Questions Every Investor Needs To Ask Of Their Investment Strategy
Every investors investment strategy should adequately address the following five questions:
(1) What specific stocks will I buy?
(2) When should I buy these stocks?
(3) How should I buy these stocks?
(4) When should I sell these stocks?
(5) How [...]
March 1st, 2010
How to Avoid Dumb Investment Mistakes
Posted in Investments Tags: Chunks, Dumb Mistake, Dumb Mistakes, Few Minutes, Fidelity Magellan, Graduate Finance, Handful, Headaches, Individual Investor, Individual Investors, Investment Decisions, Investment Mistakes, Lots Of Money, Mutual Fund, Peter Lynch, Picking Stocks, Portfolios, Salesperson, Statistical Calculation, Stock Market
Tags: Chunks, Dumb Mistake, Dumb Mistakes, Few Minutes, Fidelity Magellan, Graduate Finance, Handful, Headaches, Individual Investor, Individual Investors, Investment Decisions, Investment Mistakes, Lots Of Money, Mutual Fund, Peter Lynch, Picking Stocks, Portfolios, Salesperson, Statistical Calculation, Stock MarketSmart people sometimes make dumb mistakes when it comes to investing. Part of the reason for this, I guess, is that most people dont have the time to learn what they need to know to make good decisions. Another reason is that oftentimes when you make a dumb mistake, somebody elsean investment salesperson, for examplemakes [...]
February 6th, 2010
Dj Vu, All Over Again (and again)
Posted in Investing Tags: Bad News, Brains, Common Sense, Core Inflation, Corporate Earnings Reports, Dividend, Durable Goods Orders, Financial Markets, Financial Professionals, Hindsight, Individual Investors, Inertia, Inflation Rate, Line Dance, Market Advance, Perfect Moment, Portfolios, Repetition, Santa Claus, Unemployment Numbers
Tags: Bad News, Brains, Common Sense, Core Inflation, Corporate Earnings Reports, Dividend, Durable Goods Orders, Financial Markets, Financial Professionals, Hindsight, Individual Investors, Inertia, Inflation Rate, Line Dance, Market Advance, Perfect Moment, Portfolios, Repetition, Santa Claus, Unemployment NumbersDuring every correction, I encourage investors to avoid the destructive inertia that results from trying to determine: “How low can we go?” and/or “How long will this last?” Investors who add to their portfolios during downturns invariably experience higher values during the next advance. Yes, Virginia, just as certainly as there is a Santa Claus, [...]