If you’re going to invest in the stock market, you’d do well to latch on to a basic understanding of growth stocks and value stocks. Before you shake you head thinking this is too technical, let me assure you it’s as simple as eating pie (or at least cheesecake!) Besides, don’t you want to know if your portfolio is balanced? Continue Reading…
Forget the Needle, Buy the Haystack
In putting together your portfolio, you basically have two broad choices. You can pick individual stocks and bonds or you can use mutual funds. Mutual funds are portfolios of many different stocks or bonds already picked for you. I favor the mutual fund route overwhelmingly. I think picking stocks is a bad idea for several reasons that I’ll explain. Continue Reading…