Learn how to control investment risk exposure in this third of ten rules about common sense investing for beginners. The ratio of stocks and bonds you own is your key lever that controls the overall risk (variability) of your investments.
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I love your videos. I am just about to graduate from college and your wonderful ideas about saving and investing have really started me thinking about my financial habits. I hope to follow your tips throughout my life. Thanks Alot
Thanks for commenting 123bilky. I'm glad you used the word "habit". Form the right financial habits and you can make all your dreams come true. Well, at least you are most likely to achieve your financial goals. It's not hard. It's not rocket science.
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I agree. Share what you learn with your friends.
How do you feel about the strategy of buying dividend growth paying individual stocks? One can hold them their whole life and increase their dividend income over time
I've been recommending these videos for years to people who ask me about investing. Good advice never ages.
These guiding principles of investing for beginners are also called the
Boglehead Investment Philosophy, named endearingly after John C. Bogle
the champion of common sense investing.