What is a Stock Market Crash? The stock market declines or advances on a regular basis. Some of these swings back and forth are large. A market crash refers to major decline in stock prices. It happens every few years. The market … Continue reading
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It is true that stocks have a higher expected rate of return over long periods. It is not true for each period. Stocks will sometimes do better and sometimes worse than bonds. The fluctuation is risk. If bonds are steady … Continue reading
Predicting future stock prices is theoretically impossible. The market is essentially efficient, meaning that all publicly available information is almost instantly reflected in the stock price. Anything you read or study about the company can not be used to predict. … Continue reading
The wealthy have invested their resources for thousands of years, likely since before history was recorded. There are references to investment management in biblical sources. The Talmud has a portfolio allocation (1/3 cash, 1/3 real estate, 1/3 business). Some of … Continue reading
In case you missed my newsletter I would like to define a mutual fund again. If you like you can see my other definition posts on stocks and bonds. A Mutual Fund is a legal entity where the manager collects money … Continue reading
Advice #1: Be skeptical of people that make you big promises. I’m not saying that extraordinary claims can’t be true but there is a lot of dishonesty in the financial industry. Be a prudent shopper. Advice #2: Always be aware … Continue reading
June 2, 2016 Investment Newsletter for the end of May, 2016 The market this month continued its very slow upturn. Almost all portfolios were up this month. Last month, I started rehashing some basic education. Today, I want to discuss … Continue reading
In this post “what is a bond?” I’m going to define a bond, the secondary market, and a major way interest rates are determined. If you missed my earlier post on stocks, please click here. What is a bond? Borrowing … Continue reading
In this post “what is a stock?” I am going to define what a stock is and I’ll explain how its price moves. What is a stock? Think of the company as an apple. A share of stock is simply … Continue reading
August 3, 2014 Investment Newsletter for the end of July, 2014 July was a bad month. In fact, the last two months have not been good. The market as a whole was down and your portfolios were down accordingly. So … Continue reading