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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Once you’ve done your research, compared choices, and made your buys, give yourself a pat on the back. You are way, way ahead of most young people when it comes to finances. However, the work is far from over. A good investor must be able to keep up on their portfolio […]
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In part 2, we examined some ways to go about researching the markets and making well thought-out, educated buys. Now, I want to talk a little about dividend-paying stocks and how they can bolster your portfolio’s bottom line. In the past it was often those people who were about retirement age who were interested […]
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We left off in part 1 discussing basic money management and diversification in a portfolio. Now, we need to explore ways to research and pick individual stocks. This is a very, very important ingredient to your investing success. Within any given industry, there will be stocks that thrive while others tank. It’s your job […]
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