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By Ken Little, About.com Guide since 2004

Price/Sales Ratio Helps Identify Stocks for Investment Created: Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
Identifying potential investment candidates can be a little easier if you understand the price/sales ratio.
Stock Investors Use Margin to Boost Returns Created: Thursday, May 09, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Using margin to increase you returns is a strategy best left to more experienced investors.
Keep Funding Majore Investing Goals Created: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
It may be difficult to impossible to know how much you will need for retirement, but that shouldn't stop you from setting investment goals.
Buying Stocks for Long-Term Wealth Impossible? Created: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Finding a good stock that will be good in the future is difficult, but not impossible.
Buying Stocks with a Safety Net Created: Thursday, September 06, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
There is a way you can give yourself a better chance of long-term investing success. It's called margin of error.
Investing in the Stock Market: The New Normal? Created: Thursday, August 23, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
The stock market moves in mysterious ways. Here is the best strategy for investing in stocks.
Institutional Ownership of a Stock Important to Follow Created: Thursday, August 09, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Big players in the stock market can move the price, but do not always have the same goals for ownership of a stock as individual investors. It is important to know what they are doing.
Stock Picking: Handy Tool for Long-Term Investor Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
A tool from MorningStar helps investors sort through a large number of stocks.
How to Spot a Great Stock Created: Thursday, July 19, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Great companies can be found in all sectors of the economy. Some are well-known while others may not be.
Investors in the Stock Market Are at a Disadvantage Created: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Individual investors in the stock market can succeed, however they must know the cards are stacked against them.
When Long-Term Investors in the Stock Market Should Watch Trends Created: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
When should long-term investors be keenly aware of short-term stock market trends?
How Safe Is Your Stock Brokerage Account? Created: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
The SIPC covers assets held in brokerage accounts and helps investors if the brokerage fails.
What the Stock Market Tells You Every Day Created: Monday, May 28, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
The stock market is brutally honest and tells you the truth every day.
The Stock Market Will Fall Dramatically (Some Day) Created: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
The stock market will have upturns and downturns and investors should count on both. The couragous investor buys in down markets and sells in rising markets.
Investors in the Stock Market Should Avoid the Next Big Thing Created: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Investing in stocks may not be sexy or exciting, but it will help you meet your financial goals. Chasing the next big thing won't.
Knowing When to Sell Key to Investing in Stocks Success - Part I Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
It is important to have a plan that outlines when and under what circumstance you will sell a stock.
Steps to Your Success Investing in Stocks: Buy for The Long Haul Created: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Avoid the perceived excitement of stock trading and invest in great companies for the long haul.
Steps to Successful Stock Investing: Protect Yourself Created: Saturday, February 18, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Prudent investors allow for the possibility that they may be wrong by building in a margin of error into their buy decisions.
Steps to Successful Stock Investing: Look for an Economic Moat Created: Saturday, February 18, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Great companies make it difficult and costly for competitors to capture market share.
Investment Objectives Help Stock Market Investors Focus on Goals Created: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
A winning investment plan has clear long and short term objectives and uses the appropriate tool for the goal.
Types of Stocks Created: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
There are several ways to describe stocks, but two basic methods cover most situations: potential and size.
Investors in Stock Market Look for Magic Number Created: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Don't look for easy answers when investing in the stock market. Like most things in life, the easy way out is often the way out.
Don't Let Your Stocks Take a Vacation Created: Sunday, May 29, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
If you are going to be away and don't want to monitor your stocks, set up this method to protect your positions.
Saving and Investing in Stocks Are Mutually Compatible Created: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
You may think you don't have the cash to both save and invest, but you probably do.
Should You Be Investing in Small-Cap Stocks? Created: Sunday, March 27, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Small-cap stocks can be outstanding investments, but are more risky than larger companies.
Learning When to Buy or Sell Stocks Not Easy Created: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Jumping into the latest hot investment can be exciting, but don't let your emotions make to take dangerous risks.
Should You Invest in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)? Created: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
REITs offer the potential for high income if you choose wisely and buy in at the correct price.
Stock Investors Have Access to Important Company Information Created: Friday, February 18, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
The SEC provides stock investors with a wealth of information.
Betting on Stock Sectors Created: Monday, February 14, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Stock sectors offer investors the opportunity to focus on a particular industry group that may profit from upcoming economic changes.
Stocks or Safety? A Difficult Choice Created: Monday, February 07, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Where will nervous stock investors turn to find returns possible with stocks, but with less risk?
IPOs Offer Shot at Young Company's First Stock Offering Created: Thursday, January 27, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
A stock's initial public offering or IPO can be an opportunity to get in on an exciting new company or it may be an over-priced turkey. Stock investors beware.
Watch Out for "Hot Tips" When Buying or Selling Stock Created: Thursday, January 20, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013
The tip may come from a well-meaning friend or someone you never met, but hot stock tips can be part of manipulation scheme.