If you pick a broker who will charge you zero commissions so you can buy even 1 share of a stock and pay nothing to do so, then yes, you can still do it. Choose high quality dividend growth stocks (dividend aristocrats), 3 to 5 companies, buy few shares (choose stocks in the $40 – Continue reading →

Is this investment strategy good: allocate 75% in savings account with high APY(~2%), 20% in long term re-investing dividend stocks and 5% in short to mid term high risk stocks (kind of a swing trade)?     How old are you? If you are close to retirement or retired, and inherited a large sum of Continue reading →

I bet many people will tell you that you can’t because of diversification and other myths and misconceptions what all sorts of advisers tell general public to cover their backs and lack of deeper knowledge. I started like that myself and built up a nice portfolio. It is difficult at first but doable, mainly today Continue reading →

Not at all. However, your strategy will depend on a few important factors. For example, are you starting at retirement from scratch, meaning you have nothing saved? Or you have a significant amount saved and invested elsewhere and just thinking or re-allocating it? Generally, it is never late to start in the stock market but Continue reading →

A study was made (sorry no longer remember who did it and link to the source, but I may try to find it if I have time), indicating that investing smaller portions but regularly outperforms a lump sump investment long term. So, if you have a large sump, identify stocks you want to invest the Continue reading →

There is no straight answer to your question. It all depends on many factors:   How much money you have What is your risk tolerance How much time you have to stay invested What is your knowledge about investing in the stock market What is your “profit” expectations What would you do if your investment Continue reading →

First you need to answer and set a goal. You want to invest – why? What do you expect? What do you want to achieve? Once you know answers to it, you can start learning what investing or trading strategy can get you there and focus on that. If you do not know what you Continue reading →