As an investor, you should be digging into a company’s financial statements. However, you can’t look at these financials in isolation – it’s important to compare a company’s results to other
When people talk about applying determinism in financial market trading, they’re referring to the ability to uncover the underlying laws and clauses that trigger seemingly random market events.
When you first decide to enter the financial marketplace, there’s always a great deal of emphasis placed on cultivating a diverse trading portfolio. While this is an important
In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto launched bitcoin, the world’s first fully decentralized cryptographic financial network. After bitcoin first launched, people who invested even just minuscule amounts saw their investments skyrocket. For
Interested in investing but don’t know where to start? Online stock trading sites makes it easier than ever to learn and invest in the comfort of your own
Stock investing can seem difficult, but this list of simple stock market terms will give anyone a jump start on investing in stocks. Courtesy of www.beatthemarketanalyzer.com
Real estate investment can be a mysterious subject. There are so many strategies, niches, and ideas to learn and try. It’s best to start out with expert guidance
Ratio analysis provides investors and operators with a consistent framework for organizing and benchmarking numbers from a financial statement. By converting the raw financials into ratios, we can
Valuing and understanding the risks involved with a business or security requires the ability to benchmark individual data points against a universe. That’s why business managers, investors, and
The Uninformed Investor: “This stock is so cheap! The current stock price is only $0.50!”. The Smart Investor: “Umm…the stock price means nothing. Your stock’s EBITDA multiple is
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Warren Buffett is famous for his long-term investment strategy. In fact, his favorite holding period is forever. But what many people don’t know is that Buffett often engaged in some very
[Tweet “”There are two main dangers in life: risking too much and risking too little.” – Jimmy Chin”] What is risk? According to modern portfolio theory, risk can be divided into
As I mentioned in Value Investing 101: The Time Value of Money, interest rates are determined by a combination of: The asset’s risk The asset’s liquidity The asset’s maturity
I’m sure everyone has heard about “stocks” and “bonds” before, but if you’re brand new to investing you might not know exactly what they are – and what makes
Review: What is Intrinsic Value and How Do You Calculate It? According to Warren Buffett: Intrinsic value can be defined simply: It is the discounted value of the cash
First, a Quick Review of Intrinsic Value Two weeks ago I explained what the intrinsic value of a stock is. So pop quiz… what is intrinsic value? As Warren
Warren Buffett — as usual — may be right about forecasts: Three-quarters of all U.S. stock mutual funds have failed to beat the market over the past decade. Last year,
The Enterprising Investor Welcome to Part 2 of this “How to Start Investing” series. In the first article, I explained all about: Brokerage accounts Index funds Dollar-cost averaging
(or the Genius of Wimpy) J. Wellington Wimpy is Popeye’s friend and “straight man” in E. C. Segar’s venerable comic strip and cartoon series, Popeye. Whereas Popeye is
