Did you know that only a quarter of mutual funds ever beat the relevant market index when tracked over time? When it comes to stock market investing, this isn’t the best way to go.
When does it make sense to buy into mutual funds? If you don’t have time or know how to watch your investment. [...]

Diversification is an important part of stock investing. Having all of your stocks in one company, or one type of company, is not a good investing strategy. The most effective investing strategy is one that involves diversification. Rather than putting all of your stock investments into one company, or even one industry sector (such as [...]

If you decide to do some of your stock investing in mutual funds, it is a good idea to find a no-load mutual fund. A load is a sales fee that one pays to a mutual fund manager who finds "good funds" and manages them for you. This means that you pay a fee to [...]

Rather than investing in one stock at a time, many stock market investors find that mutual funds are less stressful ways to make money stock investing. Funds invest money in a variety stocks, and this can mean that it is less risky, since overall fund performance does not rest solely on how one company performs. [...]

It’s always much easier to invest in
a group of stocks, than investing in one stock.  Because you feel you are truly
diversified with a mutual fund, you don’t have to do the same level of research
and you can invest less money and still get diversity in your
companies.
However, there are things to watch
out for when investing in [...]

Knowing where your stock *might* go is almost as important as where it does eventually go.  As an investor, you need to think through the possibilities that you stock may face as difficulties arise.
Consider these possibilities:
CompetitorsKnow where the major competitors are going to see how your stock will fare against them.
Product RecallsIf you hold stock [...]

Mutual Funds are a great way to diversify your investment portfolio. They can be made up of stocks, bonds, options, etc. and you can buy a percentage (similar to dollar cost averaging) rather than only buying shares of an individual stock.
However, they can be as confusing as any other market vehicle.  Learn what mutual [...]

There is no SURE way to avoid loss when investing.  Some people choose not to
invest at all and this is a very scary practice.  Even though there is some
risk, there is no CHANCE of money just growing sitting in a drawer.
A
little wealth coaching would advise you to follow three simple rules in order to
safeguard your [...]