Morningstar’s Guide to Investing in Stocks
Your perception of stock investing may involve highly caffeinated, frantic individuals sweating in front of a half dozen computer screens packed with the latest speculation from Reddit and CNBC.
Feel free to dump these images from your mind, because solid stock investing is not about trading as fast as humanly possible or getting the most up-to-the-second information. Though some professionals make their living by creating a liquid market for stocks, actively “day trading” is simply not how most good investing is done by individuals.
Rather, at Morningstar, we take an owner-oriented approach to stock investing. What does that mean? We think that when investors buy stocks, they’re buying more than tickers or stories—they’re buying a…
