Do-It-Yourself Investing

Most investors probably are better off letting professionals pick stocks for them. But for that hearty band that insists on doing it yourself, here is one approach that may help.

The local paper on Saturday carried an interesting article about a local group of individual investors that meet regularly to pick stocks.

This particular group uses a daily newspaper called "Investor's Business Daily". You can also get free web headlines from this publication.

If you have both the time and fortitude to do stock picking yourself, you might find this approach to be interesting!

Interested in learning investment concepts from one of the masters?

John C. Bogle, Founder of the Vanguard Group, offers keen investment insight in his new book, "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing".

Bogle is known for his commitment to providing value to Vanguard clients, and profits to its investors. He even has his personal groupies, called "Bogleheads", who follow his investment style.

In a nutshell, that style proclaims that low-cost index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) will yield superior returns for most small investors in the long run, by avoiding excessive fees and taxes. Check his results here.

If you are inclined to believe that "slow and steady wins the race", you might enjoy reading this insightful new book!