How to Invest

Warren Buffett – Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and the world’s third richest man – is one of the most sensible and quotable investors of our time

One of the most important factors in outperforming the market is avoiding the losers. There are several warning signs you can look out for that may indicate your company is [...]

At The Motley Fool, we understand that it often pays to zig when professional investors zag, but that doesn’t mean we don’t pay attention to what leading fund managers are [...]

The following is an extract from a Motley Fool UK podcast, where David Kuo spoke to Tom and David Gardner, co-founders of The Motley Fool. Our mistakes are the greatest [...]

Buffett’s latest big buy is typical of the Oracle of Omaha. It ticks quite a few of the ‘usual’ Buffett boxes, and it provides an indication of Buffett’s longer-term thinking

Welcome to last part of The Motley Fool’s ‘5 Steps to Better Investing’ series. We’ve touched on a couple of the mental and emotional challenges in investing, and the need to remain patient . We then addressed some of the ways in which your investment can go south. Step 4 was a reminder of perhaps the greatest phenomenon investors have at our disposal in compound your dividends. To round out this series, we’ll have a look at one of the best ways to allow that compounding to take effect.

Welcome to fourth part in The Motley Fool’s ‘5 Steps to Better Investing’ series. So far, we covered the mental side of investing, the need to be patient. and then understanding the business risks in our investment candidates. The next step in our journey is the single biggest advantage that investors are offered, and the best way to take advantage of it.

In part 1 of this series I presented the case for focus investing. In part 2 I discussed the number and size of positions to hold in your portfolio. Now let’s look at sizing [...]

  Welcome to The Motley Fool’s ‘5 Steps to Better Investing’ series. With some time for reflection between Christmas and New Year, this is a good chance to review the [...]

In part 1 of this series I presented the case for focus investing. That is for concentrating your portfolio on your top ideas. Now let’s look at what size each [...]

Welcome to The Motley Fool’s ‘5 Steps to Better Investing’ series. With some time for reflection between Christmas and New Year, this is a good chance to review the year [...]

I think the time between Christmas and New Year is one of the best times of the year. When I’m on holidays, this week is a great time to put [...]

Most investors focus their efforts on stock picking, but I believe that portfolio management is an equally important component of long-term investment success. By this, I mean four things: How many stocks to hold and how large [...]