I have two Roth IRAs, a Rollover IRA, a Personal 401K, and a Corporate Brokerage Account that I track. I also manage a brokerage account for my kids and one for another family member. Those two I do not track because the goals for those accounts are different. For instance, for my kids I am… Read More »
I am starting to write this as tech stocks have declined over the past couple three weeks. But market values have no real view into a company’s stock values. They really show the emotion of the market participants. So as a reason to buy or sell, market values mean nothing. Similarly, the larger economy, changing… Read More »
During September, the NASDAQ 100 has dropped. And kept dropping. Of the gains since March, September has seen about 10% evaporate. After the selling started, it was too late to sell. If you didn’t, you really should have listened to me earlier when I said cash was king. But I’m not about I told you… Read More »
Here is something that Jim Cramer on CNBC said last week: “I’m telling you to have some discipline. I expect this market to have a near-term bounce, and discipline means you should sell something into that rebound…” (CNBC) Honestly, this assumes that the market will resume its selloff, which it very well could. But what… Read More »
Happy Memorial Day. Today we solute our men and women in uniform. Our country would not be what it is without you. And of course I hope you are having a good day off work and off staring at the market changes to your 10 stocks. Last Thursday and Friday saw a selloff of tech… Read More »
Discounted net present value is the way to arrive at a target share price of a stock. It is the most mathematical thing we do as focus investors. Usually we calculate a target share price once we have decided that the company is a good one to invest in. You can use a spreadsheet on… Read More »
Anybody can invest in the stock market, yes. But should any given person? There are traps to watch out for. If you are in it to get rich quick, you will likely lose. Why? Because you probably won’t build up an emergency fund first. You’ll put a chunk of money in your brokerage account. Invest… Read More »
You did all of your due diligence on a company. You looked at cash and debt. You liked its profit growth or revenue growth. You figured out a reasonable price for the stock. But immediately after you buy the stock for a fair price it declines. Why? Benjamin Graham would say: “In the short run,… Read More »
Smart money or dumb money. Truth is we are all somewhere in between. Including those that trade for a mutual fund or ETF. Or even professional stock analysts. To be dumb in stock market investing means that you trade based on information that has little relevance. For instance, what other traders say on bulletin boards.… Read More »
It is much easier to value a profitable company than an unprofitable one. Generally a company’s profit is its value to the shareholders. Of course, you could look at assets of a company in relation to its market cap. If assets are bigger, the company may be undervalued. Ok, so if profit is generally the… Read More »