On the surface, successful investing is pretty straightforward. You identify a good company whose stock is trading at a reasonable price and then sit back and wait for them to increase in value. And while not every buy will produce results, if you “cut your losers and...

There’s little doubt that picking good stocks is a major factor influencing your success as an investor. However, far too many investors and traders think that, once they identify a particular name that they feel has the potential to be a winner, their work is done....

When I first started trading, my account was too small for me to do much beyond utilizing a “single-buy, single-sell” approach. However, as I gained experience and my account grew, by far, the biggest advance I made in my skill as a trader was when I started focusing...

As the pandemic took shape in early 2020, the market saw the largest influx of new traders in over two decades. Much of that was driven by furloughs, stimulus payments, and a desire to join in on what quickly became the hottest action since the dotcom bubble days. As...