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Author Bio Barbara has written about personal finance and investing for over 24 years for E*Trade, SoFi, Discover Banking, HouseLogic, Schwab, Merrill Lynch, and many others. She's the former Managing Editor of Mortgageloan.com and Credit-land.com, and has been with the Motley Fool since its early days. If you're just starting to invest, you may be feeling overwhelmed. There are thousands of stocks to choose from, and it may feel impossible to know which ones are best for you. In order to guide you on your journey to investing success, three experienced Motley Fool con...

In my year 25, for example, consumer goods mainstay Estee Lauder went public at $26 per share – I could have afforded 10 or 20 shares even back in those lean days. If I'd plonked down $520 (plus trading commissions – remember those?) for the latter amount and did my usual buy and hold, these days I'd be sitting on over $23,163. That's not bad at all for a few hundred bucks of a post-collegiate kid's what-the-heck money. Many financial professionals caution that good investing isn't for the immature. The more seasoned and knowledgeable an investor, the better the chance they're not burning...

Here's the 411 on finding stocks that can yield 1,000% (or greater) returns.

Here's the 411 on finding stocks that can yield 1,000% (or greater) returns.

Three savvy investors share some terrible mistakes in order to help you avoid making them yourself.