A Big Announcement or Two
I have some exciting news. I’ve enjoyed editing the Digests for over four years, but as of January, I’ll be handing over the reins.
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If It Seems Too Good to Be True
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. That applies to the stories of companies as much as to tales of people. My advice? Know your sources, do your due diligence and don’t send either flames or glurge to your contacts...
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Dividend Edition: The Experts’ Best Income Investing Advice
Over the past year, I’ve had many great conversations with our Dick Davis Digest contributors, as part of our Contributor Interview Series for Investment of the Week. In today’s Dividend Edition, I thought I’d collect some of the best income investing advice these shared...
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5 Growth Stocks for the Holiday Season
Some retail-related stocks are poised to benefit from Black Friday and beyond.
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There’s no Free Lunch on Wall Street
Happy Thanksgiving! I've written in the past that dividend investments can be a solid piece of your portfolio. I prefer growth stocks, and in that realm, dividends are basically meaningless. However, with more and more stocks, trusts, exchange-traded funds and the like, there definitely...
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You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers
This is a dangerous time for investors, but it's only partly because of what the bear market is doing to your portfolio. In my experience, these are the times when investors tend to stray far outside the bounds of any normal, prudent they...
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Investing Terms and Legends
I recently received a question from a reader asking about some of the terms we use when writing about investing. I'll bet the questioner isn't the only reader who's confused about some of our investing terminology. So today I'm going to rundown a of...
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How to Invest Like a Pro
Two weeks ago, I attended the Value Investing Congress in New York City, and was fortunate to listen to quite a few very successful value investors. I also was able to meet speakers and other investors to learn more about their approach to in...
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A Steady Hand Amid the Tumult
A team of reporters from Reuters calculated how much the world's investment banks had disclosed writing down from derivatives in the past year, from the third quarter of 2007 through the second quarter in 2008, ending July 31. The total? $404 billion. In four...
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