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Trading Vs Investing
Many people often ask me which is better? Trading or Investing? I think investing is the way to go, but sometimes there are some trading opportunities. When I trade, I often tend to swing trade, hold a stock for 3-12 months, and sell it. Intraday trading is hard to predict and usually ends to losses…
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Are We In a Stock Market Bubble?
What is a Bubble? Investment bubbles have been around since the 1600s. A stock market bubble is a period of rapid growth in stock prices followed by a fall. Typically prices rise quickly and significantly, growing far beyond their previous value in a short period of time. When they fall, they do so quickly and…
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What is an IPO?
An IPO stands for Initial Public Offering. Its when a private corporation starts offering shares to the public in stock issuance. It allows a company to raise capital from public investors. The transition from a private to a public company can be an essential time for private investors to realize gains from their investment fully.…
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The Game of investing – Why I chose active investing vs putting my money into passive ETFs.
Guest Post By “TheEngineeringInvestor” Url: https://theengineeringinvestor.wordpress.com/blog-2/ Personal finance is the tool for which many can use to unlock the goals they have in life. Be it saving for a new car, house or retirement, it offers a path to increasing our financial security and keeping our accounts in check. When planning for retirement or saving,…
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What are Tip Securities?
TIPS stand for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, they provide protection against economic inflation. The principal of TIPS increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. When a TIPS matures, you are paid the adjusted principal or original principal, whichever is greater. TIPS are a popular asset for protecting your portfolio from inflation, and profiting…
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Apple And Tesla Announce Stock Splits
All publicly-traded companies have a set number of shares that are outstanding. Stock splits are a decision by a company’s board of directors to increase the number of shares that are outstanding by issuing more shares to current shareholders. Tesla and Apple have recently done this, Tesla is doing a 1-5 stock split while Apple…
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Advice From a Worker Who Graduated into the Last Recession
I want to thank Financial Freedom 101 for giving me the opportunity to guest post. I started Cash Chronicles as a way to organize my thoughts and deal with my own frustrations with my career and the job market 4 years ago. I wrote posts in fits and starts until the last year and a…
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Why VISA is joining the world of Crypto
The list of financial technology companies that have jumped on the crypto bandwagon continues to grow. Payment companies such as Visa, MasterCard and pay-pal have had an interesting relationship with cryptocurrencies, they cracked down on crypto back in 2018 in the wake of the massive bubble caused in 2017. Visa is making strides in adapting…
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Bitcoin: The Money Of The Future (Nov. 2017)
Since its birth, Bitcoin has grown in a substantial way. Bitcoin is an online currency that is used to buy products and other services in an anonymous way. This is online money that is its own currency. There are also many other cryptocurrencies, but none is worth as much as Bitcoin. Bitcoin is tax free…
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Book Summary: Manny Khoshbin’s Contrarian Playbook (Part 3)
Stay In The Game! This is part 3 of the Contrarian Playbook summary. I hope you have enjoyed reading Part 1 and Part 2, if not click on the links and read those first! In Part 3 Manny discusses what to do now that you own a property. His main piece of advice is to…
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