Strategies

Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of all time having amassed a net worth of over $60 billion from his investing skill...and the 107 words of wisdom in this article crystalize decades of investment knowledge from the best in the business.

As stocks approach overbought levels, can the good times last and, more importantly, where do we go from here? While I won’t pretend to know exactly what the future holds, here are three ways to prepare your portfolio for whatever lies ahead.

Understanding and utilizing stop loss orders is a very critical component of your overall portfolio management strategy....Use stop loss orders to protect your profits by taking the emotion out of your trading decisions...[or when you are] on vacation or cannot monitor positions on a daily basis. [Here are the specifics.]

While investing involves plenty of unknowns and a large degree of randomness at times, there are numerous avoidable mistakes that investors can sidestep when armed with an understanding of some financial ratios. This article take a close look at the 10 financial ratios that are most helpful for evaluating different businesses.

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One of the qualities that can make investing in the stock market so exciting is how fast it moves and reacts. Prices are constantly changing making it a challenge to keep up with what’s going on unless you’re sitting in front of a trading monitor. As a result, you might feel nervous about when to place trades, especially in uncertain market conditions. The good news is there are several easy steps you can take to better navigate your trading decisions during volatile markets. Here’s a look at some of the risks of volatile markets and a few ways to help you minimize losses.

The newest investment fad, CONCENTRATED INVESTING is to pick a handful of stocks that could possibly go up one-zillion-percent in one month & to shun the rest. It is a dangerous proposition but the idea is rapidly gaining in popularity. Here's why.

You have alternatives for protecting your portfolio, and you can decide when you want to start. Here are a dozen choices.

If you tune in to your favorite popular financial 24hr media channel, it would seem that there only ten companies in the world to talk about but, as the evidence herein shows, they did not make for profitable investments. So much for chasing "hot" stocks!

Compounding can be tricky to calculate in your head, however, unless you’re a math whiz. The good news is you can use a mathematical shortcut called the “rule of 72” to quickly estimate how long it takes an investment with a fixed annual return to double in size.