Rule Breaker Investing

Investing is as much about psychology and intellect as it is reading financial statements. David describes three kinds of thinking that investors can use to get an edge.

How do you invest in a world that is changing faster than ever before? David Gardner shares five insights into how rapid innovation impacts investing.

Just a quick announcement that David will be hosting a live Q&A on Periscope on Tuesday at 12:30 ET. Download the Periscope app and tune in to our channel: @themotleyfool.

A spiffy pop is a beautiful thing. David Gardner explains the roots of this very Foolish term – and why only long-term investors usually experience them.

Is content king? Is the Kindle an iPad killer? Binary thinking like this is easy to fall into, but it can hold you back as an investor.

You can’t predict the future of the stock market, but you can try to find businesses that have many possible futures. David Gardner shares four traits for finding companies with possible optionality.

In the midst of market turmoil, renowned investor David Gardner looks past the near term to 5 stocks he favors as market-beaters over the long term.

David offers 4 rules-of-thumb to help you keep your head in a volatile market. And a couple of bonus tips to help you win bets at the ballgame!

Wrapping up this two-part series on losers, David explores the lessons we should -- and shouldn't -- learn from investing mistakes.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, David shares his five biggest losers. (And next week, he’ll talk about what we can learn from them.)

The greatest investing secret of all is simpler than you might think. David takes us back in time to a formative event in his investing career and shares this secret.

The top 5 performing stocks of the past 10 years are all Rule Breakers. David takes a deeper dive into these all-star Rule Breakers.

Companies with strong customer appeal that are, paradoxically, perceived to be "overvalued" by the financial media are often Rule Breakers in the making. David Gardner explains why.

'Buy low, sell high,' huh? Maybe not! Revealing two more key Rule Breaker traits, David takes down this classic piece of conventional wisdom.

Baidu and Salesforce.com both share a key trait: the top dogs in emerging industries. David explains why this, coupled with a sustainable advantage, is a key trait of a Rule Breaker.

Top dogs with great management and more – David shares the six key traits that define Rule Breaker companies.

Go against the conventional wisdom – buy a stock directly, and buy it to hold. David explains the importance of these actions and how anyone can be a Rule-Breaking investor.