With all the TONS of information out there, you’d think someone would be saying something comprehensible about the stock market! Yes, a few of them do, but it often seems like they are spouting details to me in secret code, intending to be helpful, but sending my brain into a cascading meltdown. Then there is […]
10 Helpful Steps to Prepare for Your First Venture in the Stock Market
At some point, you just have to jump in and give it a try. Even if you haven’t made it all the way through reading Stocks for the Long Run, here is a check list that can help you get started with your stock market investments. Anyway, these things have helped me. Open an […]
If You Understand the History of the Stock Market You Can Ride the Waves Better
Just like with basic economics, if you are getting your information from the government and general news sources, you are likely confused. It is the goal of these entities to keep you that way, thinking you need to keep coming to them for answers and regulation. The book Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive […]
How I Learn the Language of the Stock Market
Exposure to real life conversations and willingness to participate in said conversations are key to learning any foreign language. This is also true for any language associated with an area of specialty, even if the words are in English. If there is unfamiliarity with the concepts, it might as well be foreign. The language has […]
Investitopia
Investing a portion of income has too commonly been treated as synonymous with both hoarding and gambling. While in nearly every other area of life, the concept of risk is seen as concurrent with opportunity, when there is talk of investing money, one is often subject to accusations of everything from “explotation” to “irresponsibility” to […]