I've read The Intelligent Investor, but I liked Charles Mizrahi's Getting Started in value Investing better. An easier read and Charles Mizrahi...
A very timely question, Rainman - given the way the markets are heading this week :-) Reminds me of a Warren Buffett quote: "Be fearful when...
Yes, the other "How to start" thread will give you some great info and tips. However, if nothing else, please remember that you can't "invest in...
First, determine why you're interested in investing. Is it just because you've heard others mention the stock market, and/or other types of...
One of my investment checklist criteria is that I must understand how the business makes money and thus determine how confident I am that the...
I definitely have moments of intuition, but I don't act on them. Instead I trust my checklist of investment criteria. Yes, I've missed out on some...
My number 1 recommendation is a really easy to read book, with a common sense approach to investing. It's Charles S. Mizrahi's book: Getting...
Good "little lesson" ideas so far. One idea I would recommend is to have a plan (financial plan, of which investing will be one component) and...
My wife and I both have credit cards and we pay for everything on our credit cards. However, we pay off the credit card balance in full every...
I think teaching kids about money early is great! However, I also think we need to teach them about wealth early too. Especially that being...
Yes, sounds like a plan. But, only until they have enough funds to buy a house where the cost of the buying and maintaining the house is less than...
Hi gracer, my portfolio is overall in positive territory. It's mainly my Australian mining related shares that are on the down-side (some quite...
I think the best stocks, and not just for beginners, are in businesses you understand. Do you understand how they make their profits, how they use...
All good tips, JR. However, there is one really important thing I would recommend to you, Rainman. You mention in your post you want to "make...
You need to listen to your instinct. If your instinct is nagging you about an investment decision then it means you haven't done enough analysis!
I use Google Finance to track the what my shares are up to and think it's good enough. However to track my portfolio's performance over time, I...
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