Basic Principles of Investing for Retirement
Fundamental strategy for a long-term savings plan should include investments in real estate and the stock market, which are likely to outperform bonds and gold.
If you lost money in real estate or the stock market, it might be because you were misled by pundits who spout misinformation. Stay with real estate and stocks, which have proven to be better investments than bonds or gold.
The right type of stock market account depends on the investor's situation. Stock market profits can be increased by timing purchases and sales of stock funds and individual stocks by day of the month.
Stocks move in exaggerated trends. Trend reversals in individual stocks are signals for buying and selling.
It is not possible to keep track of the thousands of actively traded stocks, so explore a manageable number of stocks on a watch list and buy only from this list. As a learning aid for stock market strategy, there are monthly updates on this website featuring a watch list and a portfolio.
