Well, it's been a while. But, the recent market action has driven me to write something. Since reaching record highs in the first few trading days of the year, the S&P has basically plummeted nearly 10% in just the last few weeks. Looks pretty ugly, doesn't it? The NASDAQ is in worse shape, …
What Does It Mean to Be An Investor?
There’s a trend I see currently which has been concerning me. For lack of a better term, I will call this the trend of the meme stock. What on earth is a meme stock? I’ll quote a snippet from this post which covers it quite well: Some of the common characteristics meme stocks share are …
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Some Uncomfortable Truths About the Current Market
Hey look at that, a post! Yeah it's been a bit crazy, sorry about that. But I'm back now with another post, although I'm not sure how some will like this one. The market's obviously been a bit crazy over the last two months. In March, the market experienced its low, with the S&P 500 …
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Weekly Stock Picks for February 24, 2020
I took a week off because last week, I had to send in my computer to get fixed and so I didn't have my usual analysis/charting scripts (forgot to put them somewhere centrally accessible before sending it off). But in a sense, I'm pretty glad I did skip a week. the market was pretty bloody last …
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How to Use Leverage to Increase Profits
One of the most frustrating things when you're just starting out investing is that you never seem to have enough money to buy all the stocks you'd like to invest in. Most good stocks cost anywhere between $50–$350, with some, like Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), costing over …
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Weekly Stock Picks for February 10, 2020
Last week was a positive week for the market overall. There was a slight pullback on Friday, but all the major indices still ended positive, and even hit some new all-time highs. Of course the coronavirus is still an issue, which caused the market to pull back on Friday. But as I'm writing this …
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Weekly Stock Picks for February 3, 2020
Well, last week wasn't so great for the market. It couldn't decide whether to panic over the coronavirus or not, but by Friday, it was in full selling mode. The S&P 500 dropped over 2%, or 70 points, down to 3,225.52. This week has been shaping up to be a lot better. Let's hope it continues. …
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Weekly Stock Picks for January 27, 2020
We were all set up for a great week last week with the beginning of earnings season, but then the reports about the coronavirus impacted the market hard. There was red across the board in all the indices. Am I worried? Not really. I believe the fear will subside and the market will pick right …
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Weekly Stock Picks for January 20, 2020
Another great week in the stock market, with the S&P 500 growing 2%. I'm hearing talk of a pullback soon, and that will very likely occur in the near future, but with earnings season upon us I personally think it'll still be a little while before that happens. Here is a summary of last …
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Do You Really Need to Invest in the Stock Market?
Personally I love investing. I started to learn about it some years ago and always found the concept fascinating. But some people just aren't very into it. They might find it confusing, or just boring. My wife is very much that way. So if the stock market doesn't interest you, or even …
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