Title: 5 Investment Tips for Stock Market Investors - NerdWallet
Headings: 5 Essential Tips for Investing in Stocks
5 Essential Tips for Investing in Stocks
5 stock market investment tips
1. Check your emotions at the door
2. Pick companies, not ticker symbols
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3. Plan ahead for panicky times
4. Build up positions gradually
5. Avoid trading overactivity
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Content: That's wisdom from Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and an oft-quoted investing sage and role model for investors seeking long-term, market-beating, wealth-building returns. Buffett is referring to investors who let their heads, not their guts, drive their investing decisions. In fact, trading overactivity triggered by emotions is one of the most common ways investors hurt their own portfolio returns. All the stock market tips that follow can help investors cultivate the temperament required for long-term success. 2. Pick companies, not ticker symbols
It’s easy to forget that behind the alphabet soup of stock quotes crawling along the bottom of every CNBC broadcast is an actual business. But don’t let stock picking become an abstract concept. Remember: Buying a share of a company's stock makes you a part owner of that business. “Remember: