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Startup Targets DIY Investors Who Think They Can Spot a Trend

Motif Investing enables customers to buy baskets of up to 30 stocks each that fit various themes. The company is one of a handful of startups using the Internet and social networking to challenge traditional investment advisory firms.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall St.: Is Copycat Investing Smart?

Mirror investing lets you link your investment account to someone else's: When they make a trade, you automatically trade too. It guarantees that the person guiding you has skin in the game, but is it really wise to put your investment decisions in the hands of a stranger?

Startup Covestor Combines Social Networking With Investing

Covestor lets its users mirror the portfolios of other successful investors. And it lets investors who want to showcase their stock-picking prowess use the technology to build up a following -- and get compensated in the process. Covestor's Simon Veingard explains. [Video]