I talked in a previous post about the Buffett Indicator. Generally, it is a way to tell if the market as a whole is over or under valued. Is this macro economics at work? Or good actionable data? Or both? The Buffett Indicator is generally the the total market capitalization of all companies divided by… Read More »
In this post, I am going to examine goals. When I was originally starting out investing again three years ago, I was looking at about 20% yearly gain as a difficult bar to surpass. Well, now I know that a 140% return is possible investing in just little ole individual stocks. Not forex, not options,… Read More »
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 »
It is Tuesday yet again, time for a Warren Buffett quote: “It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.” (Motley Fool) Warren Buffett started out his career looking for substantial value. Often that would take him into companies with some possibility at great… Read More »
So let’s take a look at what was happening in business news this week: JC Penney kicks off liquidation sales at 136 stores this week – CNBC Norwegian stock plunges after cruises put on hold through September – Market Watch Extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits runs out next month. Here’s how to prepare –… Read More »
Let’s start with a little financial market review this week: Tesla Shares Surpass $1,000 On Semi Truck Production Memo – Tech Crunch Restaurants Parse Extensive And Conflicting Guidance As They Reopen – WSJ $410 Million Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In Arizona – USA Today Jim Cramer: The lesson from Wall Street’s biggest sell-off since… Read More »
I thought today I would answer the bigger question of why a person would want to invest in stocks? To make money is simply not good enough. You can make money with a savings account right? Here are some of the reasons you would want to invest: To beat inflation. Inflation causes your cash to… Read More »
Diversification is the idea that owning stock of companies in different businesses, different sectors, and or different regions reduces the risk of a portfolio. While there are some extreme cases where diversification might prevent actual loss, the main thing diversification does is reduce volatility. What is Risk? Risk is the likelihood that you will make… Read More »