Investor Classroom

The Investor Classroom provides a step-by-step understanding of important investment ideas and techniques. Register to access an Investor Classroom "mini-course" today!

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Setting Up an Ongoing Investing Program Dollar cost averaging and value averaging provide a clear path for investors to follow.

First Steps to Successful Investing Need help getting your foot in the door of the investing world? A few simple concepts lay the groundwork for establishing a portfolio that fits your needs and goals.       Balancing Your Return Ideals With the Realities of Risk       Know Thyself: How Your Needs Will Steer Your Decisions       Dividing Your Assets Between Stocks, Bonds and Cash       Slicing Up the Stock and Bond Pies       Making Your First Investments       Setting Up an Ongoing Investing Program

How to Judge a Stock Checking out the merits of a stock as a potential investment can be a daunting task. Our Valuation Worksheet simplifies the process so that you can easily determine what any stock is worth.       Placing a Value on a Stock       Collecting Basic Data on a Stock       Evaluating Dividend-Paying Stocks       Evaluating Growth Stocks

Choosing the Best Fund For You With thousands of mutual funds to choose from, how do you narrow the field? Knowing the right questions to ask, and where to find the answers, will allow you to focus on the funds that are right for you.       What You Need to Know: The Nine Essential Fund Facts       Researching Funds Through the Internet       Tips When Looking at Funds       Getting to Know a Fund's Manager: Question to Ask       Breaking a Tie Between Funds