Look for stocks with long operating histories that have Value and Growth. Value and Growth can be found together in individual stocks.
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Buy a stock because it is intrinsically worth more or will be worth more than the price you are paying - not because you think you can sell it to a bigger idiot at a higher price than you paid.
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Track insider transactions - remember that there are lots of reasons for selling, but only one for buying.
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Buy a stock when the potential reward outweighs the risk by at least 5 to 1, and only if you believe that management will deliver.
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Avoid the herd. Never buy on “hot tips”.
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Use any available resources. Speak to knowledgeable people in the industry that you are looking at.
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Be patient and think longer term. Why should investors discover an undiscovered stock the day after you bought it?
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Understand, equities (stocks) may be a superior way to grab a greater than commensurate share of government money printing.
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Scared money cannot make money. Don’t be scared off by volatility. Volatility is not the same as risk.
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Betting on cancer cures is speculative and risky. Invest in companies making equipment for drug discovery, just as Levi Strauss got rich supplying picks, shovels, and jeans to all the miners rather than mining himself.
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