Strategies
An overview of well-known market strategies — what they are, how they work, and their strengths and weaknesses. For educational purposes only. Not investment advice, not a recommendation to follow any strategy.
Value Investing
Buy companies below their intrinsic value.
Long-termActiveBenjamin Graham, Warren Buffett
Growth Investing
Focus on companies with above-average growth.
Long-termActivePhilip Fisher, Peter Lynch
Buy & Hold
Buy and hold for many years.
Long-termPassiveWarren Buffett, John Bogle
Index / Passive Investing
Track the whole market via an index.
Long-termPassiveJohn C. Bogle
Dividend Strategy
Focus on regular payouts.
Long-termLow activityGeraldine Weiss
Dollar-Cost Averaging (savings plan)
Invest equal amounts on a regular schedule.
Long-termPassiveKlassisches Sparplan-Prinzip
Dogs of the Dow
The 10 highest-yielding Dow stocks each year.
Medium-termLow activityMichael B. O'Higgins
Momentum
Ride the stocks that have recently performed strongly.
Medium-termActiveRichard Driehaus
Contrarian
Go against the crowd.
Medium-termActiveAndré Kostolany, David Dreman
Trend Following
Systematically follow established trends.
Medium-termActiveRichard Donchian, Turtle Traders
Swing Trading
Capture price swings over days to weeks.
Short-termVery activeKlassische technische Analyse
Day Trading
Positions are closed within the same day.
Very short-termVery activeProfessionelle Intraday-Trader
For educational and informational purposes — not investment advice.