Crypto: Risk vs. Reward
July 26, 2022FOMO,Cybertheft,#cryptocurrency,Long-Term Investment,Risk vs RewardEducation
If you haven’t heard all the talk about investing in cryptocurrency, NFTs, and other digital assets, then you must have lived under a rock during the past few years! On a serious note, blockchain…
How Much Should You Risk on Any One Investment or Stock Position? What Is Sector Exposure?
July 14, 2022risk,Stock Position,Investment,financial expert,Sector ExposureEducation
When you start to invest your money, it’s difficult to determine how you should design your portfolio. Which stocks are worth the risk and which aren’t? You will often hear financial advisors say…
Does Human Emotion Prevent Investing When There’s “Blood In the Streets?”
July 12, 2022Investing,Human Emotion,Contrarian Investing,Blood StreetsEducation
If you want to invest successfully, it’s good practice to learn about different economic theories, finance terms, and investment strategies. However, that knowledge won’t be as useful if you don’t…
What Is the Real Interest Rate and How Does It Affect Market Returns?
July 5, 2022inflation,Real interest rate,Interest Rate,nominal interest rateEducation
As a novice in the financial world, the interest rate is one of the many unknown or unclear terms that you will encounter in your journey. Financial experts love to talk about it and mention it in…
How the Markets React in the 2nd Year of a Presidential Term
July 1, 2022Be Mindful,Historical Data,Presidential Term,Election Cycle Theory,Election TheoryEducation
If you keep up with investing news, you might have heard that the second year of the presidential election cycle could mean bad news for the stock market. If you’re new to investing and you haven’t…
How Can You Hedge Against Risk in the Stock Market?
June 23, 2022Stock PortfolioEducational
If you’re not incredibly familiar with the ins and outs of investing, there are several terms you may hear in financial conversations that might throw you for a loop. One such term is “hedging” —…
Who Are the Five Best Investors of All Time & What Were Their Returns?
June 21, 2022Warren Buffett,John Templeton,All Time,Benjamin Graham,Best InvestorEducation,Educational
There are superstars in every industry that master their craft and turn into legends. Names that are associated with incredible feats, discoveries, and successes will live on for centuries to come,…
The Folly of the Fed
June 16, 2022Federals Reserve's,transitory inflation,financial,American capitalism,Paul VolkerEducational
The Federals Reserve's hawkish about-face with its monetary policy will do little to rein in inflation and potentially worsen it. It will certainly cause immediate harm to many people looking for…
How Does the Stock Market React in Times of War?
June 7, 2022global economy,Mark Armbruster,stock market,#Financial Crisis,Ben CarlsonEducation
As you probably know by now, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has greatly intensified after Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine. In addition to the political and humanitarian disturbances this has…
The Worst Performing Fund of the Last Two Years is likely to Outperform the Best Performing One
June 3, 2022Berkshire Hathaway,Investing,Bill Miller's funds,warren buffet,ARKK InnovationEducation
Interesting phenomenon yesterday. The worst-performing stocks of the last year are the best-performing one yesterday. Some of the most unusual trading in stocks that I've seen. Today I think you…