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Comparison of a concentrated stock portfolio versus a diversified portfolio using investment baskets

How Many Stocks Should You Actually Own?

In How to Research a Stock Before You Buy It, we covered the basics of figuring out whether a company is worth owning. Once you start putting that knowledge to work, the next question is — how many stocks should…

How to Research a Stock Before You Buy It

In my last post, ETFs and Index Funds vs Individual Stocks, we talked about when it makes sense to start adding individual stocks to your portfolio. If you have decided you are ready to take that step, the natural next…

Hand lifting a basket of diversified investment sectors representing an ETF

What Is An ETF? A Simple Beginner’s Guide

If you have started saving money — or are starting to think about it — or are sitting on money you have been afraid to invest — the next question is simple: What do you actually do with that money?…