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Investment Styles

For the purposes of this explanation, there are three basic styles of investing: conservative , moderate, and aggressive. In brief, a conservative investor wants to protect principal and earn income; a moderate investor is willing to take a certain amount of risk to achieve some stock price appreciation as well as current income; and an aggressive investor is primarily concerned with high overall returns even though it means taking more risk.

Whichever type of investor you are, you can use the information Value Line provides as a tool for finding the investments best suited to your goals and your style.