The Motley Fool

JUNE 7, 2024

The keys to doing so are consistently coming up with whatever money you can to contribute to the effort, using time to your full advantage, and, of course, picking the right stocks! It's this third component that can often prove trickiest for some investors. People tend to want to own stakes in exciting companies making headlines.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 5, 2024

As it turns out, the wealthier people are, the less likely it is that their investments will mostly consist of conventional stocks. They're more likely to own real estate and stakes in privately owned companies. These private investments are (by definition) not readily accessible to the average investor. The problem?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Perhaps most seminally, he wrote two books, the first of which was, You Can Be a Stock Market Genius, which I put on the rankings as the best named book of all time. Then another, The Little Book That Beats the Market. This is a really long drought, and at some point, you got to stop and ask, is this steady stake?

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Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2023

There’s probably more volatility on tap for stock markets, Graham said, adding he’s “cautiously optimistic” about what lies ahead for the fund this year as certain sectors in some parts of the world appear ready to soar. Investment Highlights for the Year Active Equities Invested C$207 million for a 0.3% Leduc, who said about 9.8

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2023

Once we decide, we put a stake in the ground, draw that line in the sand in front of us, and say, OK, I am now officially committing to working toward my financial freedom. On to Number 7, still here in the Foolish Moves category, smarter moves made by people who are already active investors. Thank you, Philip Durell.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 19, 2023

All this is all happening while people say they are downright miserable about the market. Even those who are active investors reflect sentiment at depressed levels. That’s fine, because the dichotomy in fact implies further market gain, says George Smith, portfolio strategist at LPL Research. I can go on and on and on!!

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The Big Picture

MARCH 21, 2023

Antti Ilmanen and I wrote a paper, I forget the exact title, I think one of them was called Sin a Little, where we say, timing the market, and this applies to the bond market as well as the stock market, is an investing sin. So intelligence in the market, those are table stakes. We’re active investors.

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