How can you invest like a Fool? Do you need to keep your eyes glued all day to financial news networks as countless well-dressed individuals pontificate on the direction the market will turn in the next week, day, or hour? Do you need to take a "financial seminar" for a couple hundred dollars? Do you need to buy magazines with covers that scream "The Ten Mutual Funds You'll Want to Make Love To!"

We're here to tell you that it doesn't take that much time, effort, or boredom to be a successful investor. Would you believe that it only takes thirteen steps? Although you should feel free to stop wherever you're comfortable on this journey to financial nirvana, these are the thirteen things that you need to know to become fully Foolish. Far, far away from silly investments in Vancouver-based penny stocks or volatile options (Yikes!), this simple, commonsense progression should help point you in the right direction no matter where you are in your saving and investing life.

First Step: What is Foolishness? »

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