For many investors who don’t have the money or time to devote to building a diversified portfolio, a mutual fund is often the way to go. With as little as $1,000, you can buy into a fund and instantly be holding shares of hundreds of different companies while letting professional management do […]

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    In my mind, it is always, always hard to sell a stock, no matter the situation.  If the stock is down, and it’s time to move on, it’s tough to take a loss.  The natural reaction is almost always to think it will reverse course.  The opposite is just as tough.  When a stock […]

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    I have to laugh at myself when I think about the mistakes I made along my investing journey, and how much I’ve learned in under two years.  I realize now that those mistakes have helped make me a much better investor, but I still feel like kicking myself a bit. 
 
    When I first […]

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