Figuring out what stocks to invest in can be one of the most fun parts of investing, but also one of the most challenging. With thousands of companies to choose from, how do you decide which stocks are right for your portfolio? In this guide, we’ll highlight 7 ways...
About George Soros George Soros is one of the most successful speculators and financiers in modern history. Over his more than 60-year career, Soros earned an estimated $40 billion – and then gave away the majority of it to charities and political causes. Soros’ early...
About David Gardner David Gardner is best known as one of the three founders of The Motley Fool, an investment advice platform that has consistently beaten the market for more than 25 years. Gardner was introduced to investing at a young age by his father, who owned a...
About Bill Ackman William (‘Bill’) Ackman is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management and a widely feared activist investor. Ackman, through Pershing Square and a prior hedge fund, has earned a net worth of more than $2 billion. Ackman was well-poised...
About Paul Mampily Unlike a lot of famous US investors, Paul Mampily wasn’t born in the US. Mampily was originally from India, but immigrated to the US as a young adult after his father made money working in the booming city of Dubai. Mampily ended up at Fordham...
About Porter Stansberry Porter Stansberry is the founder and owner of Stansberry Research, which publishes the popular Stansberry’s Investment Advisory newsletter. Stansberry’s interest in finance began when he was in college at the University of Florida, and he...
About Ray Dalio Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. Over 42 years at the head of Bridgewater, Dalio amassed an estimated net worth of $18.7 billion and has become the 79th wealthiest person in the world. Dalio came...
About Timothy Sykes Timothy Sykes isn’t the wealthiest investor in the world, but he is one of the most well-known. Sykes turned $12,000 in Bar Mitzvah money into several million dollars by day trading penny stocks during college at Tulane University. By the time he...
About William O’Neil William O’Neil is an extremely successful American investor and one of the first investors to rely on computers for stock research and analysis. O’Neil is now best known for founding the Investor’s Business Daily news and research site, which...
About Jim Cramer Jim Cramer is an investor best known as the host of CNBC’s Mad Money television show, in which he offers stock picks and advice on trending companies. Cramer got involved with stock investing at a young age – by some accounts, as early as elementary...