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Early in my investment career, I developed a keen interest in what we called “investor rules of thumb.” Here are some random examples:

“Stocks trading at a P/E ratio of 10 times per-share earnings or less are good buys.”

“As January goes, so goes the year.” In other words, if the stock market goes up in January, it will probably have a gain for the year, as a whole.

“When a stock rises and its volume of trading expands as well, it’s likely to keep rising.”

There were multitudes of these rules....

Buying stock options will most likely make your broker happy, but your wallet might feel differently

Knowing the qualities of the best dividend shares, like an established history of paying dividends, will help you make the best picks for your portfolio

Know what to look for when buying stock and you will make better buys. This includes top-quality dividend-paying and blue chip shares

Learning how to buy stocks online can be a useful exercise for some beginning investors. But it can lead to you to big losses instead of profits

Many investors go through a time in their lives when they’re interested in market lore—observations of stock-market trading patterns that suggest easy, dependable tools for profit.

In pre-computer days, the search for these patterns took a lot of work, at least for amateurs....

An index-linked GIC is one of the many investment products that promise more than they deliver

Blue chip companies with a history of paying dividends will be among your most profitable stocks

The highest yield dividend stocks are great for your portfolio—but only if there’s a history of paying a steady dividend and the high yield isn’t misleading

There are a variety of value investing fundamentals that Successful Investors look for when picking stocks, including hidden assets