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If You're Going to Trade Stocks, Read This First

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Regular readers of Automatic Finances will know well that we advocate long term, buy-and-hold investing.
Overall, for both small and large investors, it remains the most stable and consistent approach to both wealth creation and preservation.
Short-term trading, in comparison, carries considerable risks to an investor's capital. That's why it's important to make that distinction between investing [...]

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Keeping “The Market” In Perspective

I have to admit to an interest in the equities market that borders on the unhealthy.
I'm well aware that, over the long term, saving and buy-and-hold investing are the keys to growing personal wealth. But still, like a siren call, the excitement and adventure of short-term trading is a seductive distraction.
Like any vice, whether it [...]

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Investing vs. Trading: Which Are You Doing?

"Investing" is one of the most misused words in our language, especially when talking about finances.
Oftentimes, people use the word "investment" in a non-financial sense when purchasing something whose value is liable to depreciate, such as "I finally invested in a new laptop."
But when it comes to the stock market, there's a difference between investing [...]

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