Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio: How to Build and Grow a Panic-Proof Investment Portfolio - Couverture souple

Build a powerful portfolio and outfox the Wall Street professionals using the simple yet groundbreaking philosophy from acclaimed stock pickers and Internet pioneers David and Tom Gardner.

A revolutionary and wildly successful one-of-a-kind Web experiment, the “Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio” enabled individual investors to follow along as The Motley Fool cofounder Tom Gardner invested and managed one million dollars of The Motley Fool’s own money. Now, in page after page of sound, sensible investment advice, readers are offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of The Motley Fool machine—and given a first-class education in building, growing, and defending an individual portfolio, one investment strategy at a time. From learning to think like an investor to finding a first stock, from dividend investing to blue-chip bargains to small-cap treasures, from international investing to community-based online tools that are revolutionizing stock selection and asset allocation, this book takes readers through the essential strategies for building any portfolio—no matter how small its start or how big its ambitions.

Brothers David Gardner & Tom Gardner cofounded in 1993 The Motley Fool, a multimedia investment advisory company dedicated to building the world’s greatest investment community. They have coauthored four New York Times bestsellers—including The Motley Fool Investment Guide—and oversee the award-winning personal finance and investment Web site Fool.com, which attracts millions of visitors each month.

Tom Gardner, along with his brother David, cofounded The Motley Fool, a multimedia financial education company, in 1993. They have coauthored five books and oversee the award-winning website Fool.com (with approximately five million unique visitors per month); a nationally syndicated newspaper column, carried by over two hundred papers; and fourteen premium investing services worldwide. John lives with his wife in Northern California.