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The market continued upward this month and almost all of you have significant gains. I have two main points to discuss. The Dow is not the market and don’t sweat the tax bill. Over the last two months the Dow … Continue reading
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The market continues to go up. This month’s results were great. Obviously, the market will at some point turn back down. No telling when that will be. I am watching. My topic today is sudden money. Sudden money is inheritances, … Continue reading
Introduction At its core, both investing and speculating consists of taking a position on an equity. You think it will go down in price or you think it will go up in price. The difference is the reason they took … Continue reading
Introduction There are 2 main ways (on the investor end) that people make money with stocks and I decided to list them out for you below. Those ways are via appreciation/depreciation or by dividends. Appreciation/Depreciation Whether it’s directly or indirectly (though … Continue reading
What is Skepticism? Skepticism is when someone doesn’t take an assertion at face value. Adherents demand a higher standard of proof. They don’t deny facts but demand evidence before they accept something as a fact. What is the Application … 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 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 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