Investment funds are an alternative to making direct investments in stocks, bonds, or other asset classes. There are several advantages to investing in funds, as well as one or two drawbacks. In this post we explore the most common types of funds and the pros and cons of investing in…Read More
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As of July 2020, eight of the most valuable companies in the world are technology companies. Of those eight tech companies, two are Chinese companies. Furthermore, there are several other Chinese tech giants on the verge of competing with the largest tech companies in Silicon Valley. Any serious Wall Street…Read More
Most people with at least some exposure to the stock market have heard of paper trading. Whether you are a trader or an investor, there are several advantages to trading with virtual money or a stock market simulator. Furthermore, paper stock trading can be beneficial to beginners and advanced traders…Read More
Finding multibagger stocks is a sort of holy grail for anyone investing in stocks. Multibaggers are the growth stocks that see their stock prices rise many times over and can turn $1,000 into $10,000 or even $100,000. It only takes a few multibagger stocks to transform the returns of an…Read More
The emotions of fear and greed may play as important a role in the behavior of stock prices as valuations, earnings, and economic indicators. That may be an exaggeration when it comes to the long term, but in the short term these two emotions are just as important as any…Read More
Buying stocks that pay dividends is one of the more popular and successful income investing strategies. A portfolio of dividend stocks and other income producing assets can provide financial independence after you retire, and possibly allow you to retire early. Dividend investing is not just for income investors and can…Read More
Is buying gold a good investment? This is a question investors are asking in 2020 now that equity market volatility has returned. In addition, governments around the world are injecting liquidity into the financial system, which is leading many analysts to predict rising inflation. The result is that gold investment…Read More
The objective of investing is to buy low and sell high. Often the best time to buy low is after a stock market crash like the one we witnessed in March. However, just because a stock is trading at a lower price than it has in the past, does not…Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought much of the global economy to a standstill. This has had a significant effect on the price of most stocks. However, for some companies, things have never been better. These are the companies that enable people to work from home. While remote work is not…Read More
In our post exploring the top investment themes for 2020, we highlighted the fact that uncertainty would be a theme throughout the year. At that point the Coronavirus was a reason for concern but was not yet a pandemic. Less than a month later the pandemic has thrown the world…Read More