Fees can really hurt a portfolio. In my own investing, I try to limit the fees I pay by doing a couple of things.
1. Limit the number of high MER mutual funds I hold
2. Choosing brokers that offer low fees for buying and selling securities
3. Not trading in and out of […]
I was doing some reading over at pfblogs.org and one particular post reminded me of a fundamental notion that occurs in the market every single moment of every single trading day - that for every seller there is an equally as enthusiastic buyer and for every buyer there is an equally enthusiastic seller.
Around September 2005, […]
If you have been investing on your own for any length of time, then more than likely you have heard about The Value Line Investment Survey. In a nutshell, it is a kind-of catch all system for a tonne of fundamental data about a particular stock. On each page, there is 10 years […]
Michael Sivy, one of my favorite columnists on the web has an interesting article where he chooses 7 stocks that he figures an investor will be able to hold for a very long time. He basis this on the premise that most stocks worth holding have particular traits that have made them successful investments […]