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As we navigate through a bear market territory, many people are wondering if it is time to pull out of the market and sell stocks.  The old adage on Wall Street is that market volatility is caused by two opposite human emotions: fear and greed.  In times like today when bad news are all over […]

For most people a 401(k) plan is the most important investment vehicle in their retirement plan.  There used to be a time when pension plans sponsored by employers were quite common.  In the old days, employees would stay with the same employer for most of their careers and were rewarded for their loyalty with a […]

The stock market has been going through another rollercoaster ride.  In the last 3 months the Dow Jones Industrial Average has swung up and down in a range of about 10% of its value.  In early November the Dow experienced two drops of more than 300 points within five days, enough to get even the […]

The Dow Jones industrial average has had 12 triple digit moves in the last 18 sessions, going down 8 times and going up 4 times by more than 100 points, sometimes swinging 2-3%.  What are investors to do about this manic-depressive stock market?  The answer is absolutely nothing.  That is, you should not be doing […]

When the stock market crashed in 2002 many people gave up on stocks and started putting their money in real estate.  At that time home prices were increasing at a fast rate and stocks seemed to have nowhere to go.  Five years later things look a lot different.  Stocks have been growing at a fast […]

In order to be a successful investor you must follow certain principles that have proven to be effective for other investors.  The Davis family is one of the most successful investment stories in American history, having accumulated a fortune of more than $2 billion over a period of 50 years.  Here are the principles used […]

When it comes to money and being financially successful, one of the most important concepts you need to understand is compounding.  From a financial standpoint, compounding is the cumulative effect of investment returns or interest.  In other words, it is the earnings on top of the earnings, the interest on top of the interest.  But […]

If you want to be a good investor the best way to learn is to listen to the greatest investors of all times and to try to absorb some of their wisdom.  Here are a few quotes from some of the world’s greatest investors.   Read them, absorb them, and most important, put their advice to […]

The famous investor Peter Lynch was a proponent of using your own day-to-day experience and spending patterns to find investment opportunities.  He advised investors to look for trends in places where you like to shop and spend money on a regular basis to see if it could be an investment opportunity.
Another investment strategy is to […]

Home ownership is an intrinsic part of the American dream.  It is great to be able to walk through the front door and know you are stepping into a house of your own, instead of paying rent to someone else.  Owning a house is a reason to be proud, but it is also a great […]

Stocks have historically been the best investment vehicle, yielding the highest rate of return.   On average, stocks have returned a little above 10% per year, which is more than any other investment options available to investors, including bonds, real estate, commodities and cash.   With a 10% return you can double your money every 7.2 years.  […]

The Dow Jones Industrial average reached a new high this month, and broke for the first time the 12,000 mark.  This is a big relief for many people that were invested in stocks and lost a significant amount of money during the bear market that started in the year 2000.  The Dow is not a […]