In Short It’s the most important rule in economics. Basically the more there is of a particular item, the less valuable each individual item is. The less there is, the more valuable each item. Example of Supply and Demand Imagine … Continue reading
In Short The stock market is a place where people can buy ownership in various companies around the world. It’s a marketplace. The same way someone would go to the supermarket to buy an apple, a person goes to the … Continue reading
In Short Real estate is an asset class with its own unique curve. It has advantages and disadvantages when compared to stocks. It should be a part of every portfolio. What is Real Estate? Real Estate is land and the … Continue reading
In Short Currency is a medium of exchange that improves the efficiency of transactions. An Improvement Over Barter Before currency existed, people obtained what they needed from others via barter. Basically if I have a chicken and you have a … Continue reading
In Short I don’t think you should be worried. I think it’s a temporary fear pit and it will quickly stabilize. Nothing Has Actually Happened Yet The market declined on the fear of an interest rate hike, but no hike … Continue reading
In Short All equity financing involves purchasing ownership of a company. The only difference is where the company is offered for sale. Public Equity This is the area that I focus in. It is companies (stocks) that are offered for … Continue reading
In Short It is the central bank of the United States. It controls the amount of currency within the economy via open market operations, inter-bank loan rates (Discount Rate), and the banking reserve requirements. All of these things control how … Continue reading
In Short When someone buys or sells stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, etc. they have the choice to use multiple types of orders. Market Order The order is done immediately at the current security price. Market orders have to pay the … Continue reading
The Dow was down this month. It started at 18,432.24 and ended at 18,400.88. A very small loss I admit, but I have a point to make. Every one of your portfolios was up, but the Dow was down. How … Continue reading
In Short When a currency becomes less valuable relative to another currency. Explanation The value of all currencies (US Dollar, Euro, Pound, etc.) are defined relative to each other. For example: right now one US dollar is worth about .762 … Continue reading