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Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Just Made a Once-in-a-Generation Bet on This Stock. Time to Buy?

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Paul Tudor Jones is a billionaire investor, probably most famous for shorting the market before the 1987 stock market crash. In recent years, he traded more conservatively, but he remains an active investor. The question for active investors is whether they should follow Jones into this stock.

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Active vs. Passive Investors: You Might Be Surprised by Which One Outperforms

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Indeed -- 92% of all domestic stock funds underperformed the benchmark S&P Composite 1500 index. Many smart investors recommend -- and invest in -- low-fee, broad-market index funds. If you want to be a more active investor than that, and aim for even higher returns, you might engage in both active and passive investing.

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Billionaire Bond King Bill Gross Says This 10% Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stock Is "Best of the Bunch" For Pipeline Master Limited Partnerships

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One of the most accomplished investors in recent history is Bill Gross. While he is no longer part of PIMCO, Gross is still an active investor. Why are MLPs a good choice for energy investors? It's important for investors to understand that the energy sector is broad. Remember, Gross is a bond investor at heart.

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3 Ways to Approach Investing When You're a Freelancer or Gig Worker

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Stick to passive investments There are two basic types of investing: Active: Choosing individual investments yourself. Active investors usually pick stocks in an attempt to beat the market. For example, many investment funds will invest your money across a large number of stocks. stock exchanges.

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Could This Undervalued Stock Make You a Millionaire One Day?

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For investors working with nothing more than whatever money's left over at the end of every month after all the bills are paid, the idea of becoming a millionaire can feel out of reach. It's this third component that can often prove trickiest for some investors. Berkshire Hathaway is precisely what most investors need, however.

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If I Had to Start From Scratch, Here's How I Would Invest $500 Today

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And while it can seem confusing at first, putting money to work in the stock market can be incredibly simple. If I were starting my portfolio from scratch today, here's how I would invest $500 in the stock market. Choosing the right path When investing in stocks, there are generally two choices to pick between.

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Investing $100 Per Month in This ETF Could Make You a Multimillionaire

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Rather, it's the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) -- an exchange-traded fund meant to merely mirror the performance of the stock market's primary benchmark index, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). To relatively new investors the suggestion seems outrageous. Most mutual fund managers can't even do it.