Investing - The Basics 01 (Jun 09 - Jun 16)

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Successful Investments Start With These Five Questions...

By Mike Barrett

1. Are there risks related to the company's revenue stream that aren't readily apparent?
2. Are there other unusual risk factors?
3. Has the company demonstrated that it can grow revenue and earnings?
4. Is there evidence of operating leverage?
5. Is the company generating free cash flow?

Source: Extreme Value

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Three Questions to Ask Before You Buy Any Stock by Dr. Richard Smith.

1. When should I sell?
2. How much money should I invest?
3. Is it a good fit for my portfolio?

The "catastrophe-prevention plan" we always recommend addresses these questions…

Following a trailing stop loss strategy tells you when to sell… proper position sizing tells you how much to invest… and using careful asset allocation helps you decide whether a particular investment is a good fit for you.

Source: Growth Stock Wire

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4 Rules About Business By Mark Ford

Rule No. 1: I must understand — and be comfortable with — the way the business works.

Rule No. 2: I have to understand the industry and believe it is trending up.

Rule No. 3: I have to understand the financials, and they have to be solid.

Rule No. 4: I have to believe in the people running the business and believe they will allow me to have some input into their key decisions.

Source: ETR

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12 things everyone should know before investing

By Kathleen Elkins

Source: Business Insider

http://www.thetradingreport.com/2015/10 ... investing/

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Here are 37 of the greatest investment books ever written

by Michael Batnick

Source: The Irrelevant Investor

http://thecrux.com/here-are-37-of-the-g ... r-written/

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Top fund manager: 'I don't meet company bosses - they lie'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... y-lie.html

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Realising that other investors remained ignorant of the battle’s outcome, he sold heavily on the stock market. Other traders followed suit. But later the same day, still before other investors had learnt of Wellington’s victory, Nathan quietly bought almost the entire stock market at incredibly low prices. When the news eventually emerged, the market rocketed, netting Nathan a fortune.

He is said to have coined the maxim “Buy on the sound of cannons, sell on the sound of trumpets”.

How to invest like the Rothschild dynasty
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... nasty.html

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Gayner's secret for 10,000% gains

by Chris Mayer

Source: Mayer’s 100x Club

http://thecrux.com/gayners-secret-for-10000-gains/

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74% of millennials don’t invest in stocks, but maybe they should

By Matthew Frankel

Source: Motley Fool

http://www.thetradingreport.com/2015/12 ... ey-should/

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4 Golden Rules of Investing

Heed these tips to become a better investor and build your fortune.

Source: Kiplinger's Personal Finance,

http://www.kiplinger.com/article/invest ... dbKIUc5.99