Investing Techniques
Investing techniques offer powerful ways for investors to execute their strategies. These techniques provide a structure for your investing.
After-hours trading of stocks may seem like a great idea, but it is full of risks for the average investor.
Diversify your stocks by industry to avoid across-the-board losses on bad economic news. Your investments should not be correlated to achieve diversity.
It doesn't make sense to invest all of your extra cash, when high-interest debt payments are costing more than most investments earn.
Don't try to double or triple your money quickly in the stock market - you'll be disappointed and perhaps poorer.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans can be a great benefit, but be careful that you don't fall into the Enron trap.
Well-meaning friends may want you to buy their great stock, but buyer beware.
Dogs of the Dow is a mechanical investing technique that takes the research and effort out of investing. The whole process takes about one hour per year, yet the results often beat the S&P500.
DRIPs may sound like a plumbing problem, but they are inexpensive ways to invest in stocks. Read the Fools take on these programs.
Many large companies allow employees to purchase stock at a discount. Read how these programs work and what the tax implications are when you sell from the TurboTax site.
Check out About's own Investing for Beginners site for this article on direct stock purchase plans that let you buy stock directly from a company without a broker.
This article discusses both dollar cost averaging and value averaging. Both investing techniques can help you get your investing program off to a good start.
