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People often talk about the Dow Jones when they talk about how the market is doing. The Dow, however, is not the market. It is an index. Not even a very good one but everyone uses the Dow number. There … Continue reading
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The stock market in April was very good. The Dow went up about 900 points or 2.7%. In this newsletter we are going to be discussing confirmation bias. However much we wish to believe otherwise, human beings are not always … Continue reading
The stock market in February went up about 950 points or 3.17%. What is very interesting is that some people believed the market went down or was flat. That leads into the topic of this newsletter, which is the recency … Continue reading
The market went down about 620 points in January or about 2%. 2% is not a big deal. The market will likely recover from that quickly. Given that the group WallStreetBets caused a short squeeze of Gamestop and various other … Continue reading
The stock market is up about 1,000 points for the month or 3.27%, 2,900 points for the quarter or 10.17%, and 2,200 points for the year or 7.25%. Both numbers are before dividends. Despite the wild fluctuations that we experienced … Continue reading
The stock market in November was fantastic. The Dow went up over 3100 points or 11.7%. Despite the pandemic and the chaos in the world, the market is actually up for the year (1055 points or 3.7%), which illustrates clearly … Continue reading
The stock market in October is down. The Dow is down about 1,280 points or 4.6%. The decline is scary, but in the long run it is ultimately meaningless. Stick to plan and the market will eventually recover. The topic … Continue reading
The stock market is moderately lower this month. The Dow is down about 648 dollars or 2.3%. The Dow is up 1969 points or 7.95% for the quarter. While we have not made up all the ground lost as a … Continue reading
The stock market is moderately higher this month. The Dow is up about 650 dollars or 2.5%. Other indexes are up different amounts, some more and some less. More on this topic in a moment as we go over a … Continue reading
The market continued its recovery this month. The Dow had its best quarter in many years. The topic of this newsletter will be definitions of several words and concepts that you are likely to hear in relation to the investment … Continue reading