Interested in stocks and bonds but don’t know how to start investing? If you have been reading my posts about Motley Fool Premium services, you might naturally be tempted to invest some money in some of these premium services. But where to start? That naturally depends greatly on your financial needs and goals. There are services for a variety of needs and they come at a variety of price points. The best thing to do before looking at ANY of … [Read more...]
The Key Differences Between Rich and Wealthy
The key differences between rich and wealthy are, for some, a matter of perspective. For someone who earns $15 an hour, struggles to pay their student loans, and worries about being able to afford a car repair, the woes of someone who earns twice as much don’t seem like trouble at all. “If I had THEIR problems,” one might hear them say, “I would have NO problems.” To someone who doesn’t believe they will ever be able to earn what they feel … [Read more...]
Motley Fool Stock Picks: What You Should Know
I’ve been writing about my experiences with Motley Fool Premium and over the past several months we’ve discussed the basics of using Motley Fool Premium services. A lot of people write about companies like Fool.com, discussing what happened when they took the investment advice of the company. I’ve done my own version of this, and others do too. One blogger posted about her experiences investing in a company called Zoom Video on a Fool.com tip … [Read more...]
Using The Motley Fool Stock Advisor
I’ve been chronicling my experiences using premium services offered by The Motley Fool, and approaching these services through the lens of someone who isn’t experienced with investing provides some valuable insight into what you need to know to get started. In my first post about this, I advised newcomers to set up their Motley Fool account and find an online trading platform or online trading simulator to begin. Once you have set those up and … [Read more...]
My Experiences Using The Motley Fool Stock Advisor
Here’s my personal story about using the Motley Fool Stock Advisor, which I find to be a useful tool to get started in the world of investing. If you have never invested before, it’s possible to get some good experience doing so using this advisor. Investing Without Risk? The MOST IMPORTANT thing to know about using the stock advisor is that it’s possible to side-step one of the biggest worries new investors have — getting experience in the … [Read more...]