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An introduction to more investment concepts.
INVESTING 201
Average price of 30 times earnings may seem too high to buy, but some investors say that's an old gauge, especially if you have some faith in the economy.
INVESTING 201
There are three steps to picking individual stocks for the long term, says Amy Domini, portfolio manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund.
INVESTING 201
In Lesson 1 of this series, we looked at how fundamentals dictate stock prices. Now it's time to forget all that so we can talk about one notable exception: Internet stocks.
INVESTING 201
Times sure have changed.
INVESTING 201
In the beginning, there was a guiding principle: Thou shalt not make money
from industries that do harm.
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Don't have the time, skill or interest to pick individual stocks?
There's no need to give up on investing--you can get a professional to do
the stock picking for you.
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Only a few years ago, the thinking was nearly unanimous: To have a balanced portfolio, investors needed to include international securities in the mix. Indeed, some suggested that because of the rising influence of foreign markets and the undeniable benefits of such diversification, international investments ought to make up at least one-fifth, or even one-third, of the average American's portfolio.
INVESTING 201
Treasury bonds and other fixed-income instruments are the way to go for a relatively secure return over a relatively short period of time.
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The tax tail should never wag the investment dog.
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While many investors have profited handsomely from the sizzling performance of stocks in recent years, many individuals have not. A number of women, Latinos and African Americans, have two things in common: They are substantially less likely to invest in stocks than are white males and are more likely to end up poor.