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This Checklist Just Made Investing Simpler

Phil Town

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Rule #1 investing is thorough and methodical, but it’s also so straightforward that just about anyone can do it.

All you have to do is follow the rules.

Rule #1 empowers individuals with the know-how to research and fully understand businesses. Many people follow investing guides, strategies, and analysts that seem reliable, but somehow overlook one element that ultimately is its Achilles heel.

What’s Behind the Drop in Oil Prices? What to Do Next

Phil Town

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The oil patch is experiencing an Event, the sudden and totally unexpected meltdown in oil prices from $115 to $27. What we want to know is whether this event is going to affect oil patch companies for another year or two or for much longer.

8 Blogs and Podcasts From 2015 You May Have Missed

Phil Town

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Below we present a list of the top InvestED podcast episodes and blog posts from 2015. “Top” meaning our most popular, most read, and most shared by you, our loyal subscribers and blog readers.

Coattail Investing Strategies: How to Follow the Best Investors

Phil Town

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One of my favorite secrets about investing is how to find great companies that are on sale. It’s so simple and it’s amazing that more people don’t do it, but they don’t. The secret is that we are going to coattail or copy the best investors in the world.

Tutorial 9: Zombie Value – Tangible Book Value

Phil Town

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Welcome to the introduction to Rule #1 course. This is Tutorial 9: Zombie Value- The Tangible Book Value of the company.

How to Invest: Margin of Safety & Payback Time

Phil Town

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Welcome to the introduction to rule #1 course, I’m Phil Town and this is Tutorial 8: Margin of Safety (Part 3)- Payback Time. 

How to Invest: Margin of Safety & Sticker Price

Phil Town

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Welcome to the introduction to Rule #1 course, I’m Phil Town and this is Tutorial 7: Margin of Safety (Part 2)- Sticker Price and Margin of Safety.

How to Invest: Margin of Safety- The Growth Rate

Phil Town

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Welcome to the introduction to Rule #1 course, I’m Phil Town and this is Tutorial 6: Margin of Safety (Part 1)- The Growth Rate. 

How to Invest: Moat- The Big 4 Growth Rates

Phil Town

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Welcome to the introduction to Rule #1 course, I’m Phil Town and this is Tutorial 4: Moat (Part 2): The Big Four.

Business Moat: a Durable Competitive Advantage That Increases the Odds of Your Investment Success

Phil Town

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Welcome to the introduction to Rule #1 course, I’m Phil Town and this is Tutorial 3: Moat (Part 1)- A Durable Advantage.