In the following video, Motley Fool senior editor Dayana Yochim takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "Should everybody learn how to analyze and invest in stocks instead of giving his/her money to a broker to do it for them?"
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Ask a Fool: Should I Learn to Invest on My Own?
By Dayana Yochim
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Apr 16, 2013 at 4:52PM
Is investing on your own better than trusting a broker to do it for you?
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