“The stock market is a device to transfer money from the impatient to the patient.” – Warren Buffett.

How can you become a successful long-term investor? What separates highly successful investors from the majority who achieve average and below market returns? It is not pure luck but the disciplined adherence to a long-term investment plan and the application of that plan through consistent investment habits. This article provides tips to help you become a successful long-term investor.

Most of us were not taught about personal investing, either at home or in school—but it’s never too late to learn! Where do you start? Who do you speak to? This article provides a step-by-step process, along with a bonus tip on an investing habit that will almost effortlessly contribute to your long-term financial wellbeing.

Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA), also referred to as unit cost averaging, incremental averaging or cost average effect, is an investment strategy intended to minimize the impact of volatility when investing. What is dollar-cost averaging, what are its benefits and drawbacks, and is this investment strategy best for you? Read this article to learn more.

As a follow on to our articles Growth vs. Value Investing—How do These Two Styles Differ? and Can You Be Both a Growth and a Value Investor?, in this article we focus on income (dividend) investing as it pertains to equity portfolios. What is income (dividend) investing and where do dividend investors fit within growth and value investing styles?

Growth and value investing are two types of investing styles, each with strong proponents and opponents… but can you be both a growth and value investor? The short answer is yes.