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...]
How to Buy Oil and Gas Royalties
Are you interested in learning how to buy mineral rights, or oil and gas royalties? Many of these transactions are conducted privately, but there are ways to buy. Do you know what they are? There’s more than one way to search for oil royalties, gas royalties, even mineral rights and related transactions. They include: Auctions, sealed bids, etc. Brokers Negotiations Tax sales Direct purchase from mineral owners Where … [Read more...]
Playing the stock market
I have always thought the phrase "playing the stock market" was an interesting one. It makes it sound like someone is investing in the stock market just for fun. Admittedly, that's what many people do. They make an educated guess at what stocks will go up, and they buy shares. Sometimes the guess isn't even an educated one. But it's treated as a game, and if they lose, they lose. Unfortunately, I think that there are many people out there who … [Read more...]