> Investing Techniques

Trading Stocks After Hours is Risky
After-hours trading of stocks may seem like a great idea, but it is full of risks for the average investor.

Diversify Your Stocks to Avoid Losses - Noncorrelation is Your Goal
Diversify your stocks by industry to avoid across-the-board losses on bad economic news. Your investments should not be correlated to achieve diversity.

Investing with Expectations of High Returns is not Investing but Gambling
Don't try to double or triple your money quickly in the stock market - you'll be disappointed and perhaps poorer.

Dogs of the Dow - Did Dogs of the Dow Work in 2004?
Dogs of the Dow is a mechanical method of picking 10 stocks out of the Dow and holding them for one year then rebalancing your portfolio. It consistently beats the Dow and other major indexes.

Employee Stock Purchase Plans - Be Careful with Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Employee Stock Purchase Plans can be a great benefit, but be careful that you don't fall into the Enron trap.

Never Buy a "Great Stock"
Well-meaning friends may want you to buy their great stock, but buyer beware.

Dogs of the Dow
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.

Fool.com: Investing Through Drips
DRIPs may sound like a plumbing problem, but they are inexpensive ways to invest in stocks. Read the Fools take on these programs.

Employee Stock Purchase Plans
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.

Buying Stock without a Broker
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.

Investor Classroom: First Steps to Successful Investing Week 6
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.