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This book changed my whole approach to investing

The lesson: Focus on factors that are really important, and do so in an unemotional manner.

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This book changed my whole approach to investing

by Richard Moore
Published September 11, 2011
August presented the opportunity we were waiting for – here’s what we bought

For the first time, the full intended composition and shape of the portfolio can now be seen.

Strategies

August presented the opportunity we were waiting for – here’s …

by Chris Rees
Published September 9, 2011
Stock trading lessons from NASA’s Apollo program

Some trades will blow up, and that's no big deal. As long as the trader knows why, he is fine.

Strategies

Stock trading lessons from NASA’s Apollo program

by A2M Capital LLC
Published September 9, 2011
Some stocks are looking more attractive following the August drop

As long as my overall portfolio moves with the market, I don't worry when quality stocks drop in price, as that helps move stocks on my watch list onto to the buy list.

Strategies

Some stocks are looking more attractive following the August drop

by Andrew Fletcher
Published September 9, 2011
It doesn’t matter what Obama or Bernanke say tonight

If Europe breaks apart, there's not much the Fed, Congress or the President could come up with to jump start our economy.

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It doesn’t matter what Obama or Bernanke say tonight

by Bill DeShurko
Published September 8, 2011
Here’s how I’m playing this volatility

With a lot of risk in the air, I'm holding a large cash position and putting on leveraged ETF shorts.

Strategies

Here’s how I’m playing this volatility

by Brendan Ruchert-Dixon
Published September 8, 2011
The Greater China Fund doubles its tender offer; holding in 3 Dan Plettner portfolios

Plettner's Well-Intentioned Activism, Long/Short Opportunistic and Core portfolios hold this closed-end fund.

Strategies

The Greater China Fund doubles its tender offer; holding in …

by Mick Weinstein
Published September 7, 2011

Global economics for the rest of us, aged 9-99.

Outlook

The European debt crisis, explained with Lego

by Mick Weinstein
Published September 6, 2011

It's almost entirely from ads, and 4 of the 5 most expensive keywords on AdWords are for financial services.

Outlook

Here’s where Google makes its gobs of money

by Mick Weinstein
Published September 6, 2011
Amazon’s new delivery lockers let you pick up orders discreetly at 7-Eleven

A P.O. box just for Amazon deliveries - grab a Slurpee while you're at it.

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Amazon’s new delivery lockers let you pick up orders discreetly …

by Mick Weinstein
Published September 6, 2011
Value investors tend to both buy too early and sell too early

People often get so excited with a rising price of a stock in their portfolio that they sell when it's just starting to move in their favor.

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Value investors tend to both buy too early and sell …

by Derek Pilecki
Published September 6, 2011
Forward-looking research is essential to smart investing

Research is not as simple as poring over SEC filings. It’s also reading between the lines to glean the telltale signs of the progress or deterioration of a business.

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Forward-looking research is essential to smart investing

by Cheng Yuan
Published September 6, 2011

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