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Rule Breaker Investing: Essays From Yesterday, Vol. 7

The Motley Fool

Each month we provide our very best stock ideas right then, right there, looking at our standard investment horizon of at least three years. Also, not helping is the lack of financial education. I think rating a stock's risk should be more forward looking, more fun, more educational, and indeed, more numerical.

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3 Reasons Gen Z Should Skip CDs and Invest Their Money Elsewhere

The Motley Fool

However, I'm telling my Gen Z friends to skip CDs and invest their money elsewhere. Debt, especially debt stemming from higher education, is the hallmark of my generation, as are low savings balances. For those of us with cash to invest, putting money in a CD comes at a high opportunity cost.

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Is Tencent Stock a Buy?

The Motley Fool

For example, its regulatory crackdowns on the online education and tech industries have severely impacted Tencent's advertising and cloud income. Patient investors with investing horizons of more than five years should consider buying some shares. Other Chinese government policies also hurt Tencent's financials in 2022.

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See Why Young Women Have One Big Advantage in Investing

The Motley Fool

"And taking more risk over long investment horizons gives women more options." Build financial confidence Men are often overconfident about investing, but women deserve to have more confidence in their skills. Women should prioritize financial education and confidence early in their investing careers."

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How to Determine Your Client’s Risk Capacity

BlueMind

Therefore, before building a financial plan, your client needs to be educated about what the risk-return trade-off is: An idea that basically, you are expected to get high returns for taking bigger risks. In order to reach your long-term financial goals, you may be required sometimes to make some high-risk investments.

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The 25 Most Active Family Offices on Axial

Axial

.” Visit SouthWorth’s Profile “Cottonwood Acquisitions is a family office partnership focused on investing in small to mid-sized businesses. Cottonwood seeks to partner with talented management teams to create value with a long term investment horizon.”

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

Assess Liquidity Needs and Investment Horizon Consider your liquidity needs and investment horizon when venturing into alternative investments. Some alternative investments, such as real estate or private equity, may have longer lock-up periods or limited liquidity compared to publicly traded assets.