Thomas Engle is a seasoned investor with decades of experience in the stock market. Around 1998, he joined The Motley Fool (TMF), posting research on their boards. In 2004, he was hand-picked to work for them and is one of the five analysts chosen for their Phoenix portfolio, which is part of TMF’s Supernova newsletter. In the TMF boards, he is known as TMF1000. FFN: At what age did you get started in investing?  Thomas Engle (TE): I started investing when I was 12. My first stock was Combined insurance Company. FFN: How did you get interested in investing and who inspired you to get started? TE: My parents and grandparents were investors. My parents thought it was very important to learn how to invest early. They bought me a subscription ...