Life Experiences
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How I Saved To Invest $1000 Last Summer
Last summer I was a marketing/media intern at a Financial Solutions company called Active International. During my internship, I made many great connections and learned a lot about working in a company and reporting to a boss in an office rather than working at a deli or as a laborer. When I found out what…
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The Dead Cat Bounce
On February 19, 2020, the US market it an all-time high. The S&P 500 hit $3,393.52. In a matter of 26 days on March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 hit its 52 week low of $2,191.86. WOW. That was a 34% dip in the market. For a point of reference, the 2008-2009 recession saw a…
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Why I loaded up on these two Energy Stocks
The S&P 500 is down 20% in the last three months. Oil is down 30% in the last month and is currently priced at $22 a barrel. These are opportunities you can’t miss out on as an investor once in a lifetime opportunity of stocks that are extremely undervalued and that is why I purchased…
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3 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Penny Stocks
When I first got into stocks, I had funded my Robinhood account with $800 and started to invest. While my smart friend chopper was in all low-risk companies with companies that have no debt, I was investing in penny stocks. My portfolio consisted of 7 penny stocks of random companies I knew nothing about. I…
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Alternative Way’s to Invest In Real Estate
Stocks and real estate are known to be two of the largest contributors to building wealth. People often say that it is difficult to invest in real estate due to the high costs and the amount of capital needed to purchase a home, apartment, or property. Chopperman and I plan to own our own real…
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Three Best Online Stock Brokers For Beginners
As a new investor education is the most important aspect to focus on. Trying to trade stocks won’t do you any good without knowing the basics of trading stocks online. These three trading platforms for beginners offer three main things and they are simplicity, education and a strong variety of educational tools. When I first started to…
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Should Financial Literacy be taught in High School?
Yes, it should, High School fails to teach students personal finance. Instead, schools make students sit through classes forcing them to learn math that they will never use or be part of uncooperative group projects where one student does all the work. At the same time, high school tests the memorization of the material, not…
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Building Your Credit as a College Student
Not establishing credit as a college student will hurt you in the long run. I applied for my first credit card the summer going into my freshman year of college. I received a $300 limit to build my credit, within one year, my credit score went from 650 to 719. As a commuter, the way…
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Why We bought Uber Over Lyft
When these two ride-sharing companies had there IPOS, we knew that we wanted to invest in one of them. After extensive research, Chopper and I agreed that Uber would be the ride-sharing company of the future. Uber serves not only the United States and Canada but provides service in many cities worldwide, including those in…
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