The Fully Paid Securities Lending Program: What it Is and the Risks
Have you ever heard of a Fully Paid Securities Lending Program before? No? I don’t blame you. Up until recently, neither had I! So, the benefit of you reading this is that you’re learning from me as I have recently learned this material so you’re getting a true, unfiltered opinion of mine on the matter! […]
The Best Car for Uber When Accounting for Expenses and Other Features
So, you’re like one of the 900,000 people (literally) that have decided to drive for Uber, so how do you know what the best car for uber is? Well, that’s an easy answer – find the car with the best gas mileage, right? Well, I don’t disagree with the thought process, but being a frequent […]
Templeton Growth Fund – But Is It Actually?
On a recent episode of the Investing for Beginners Podcast Andrew and Dave had a guest, Scott Chapman, join the show. During the podcast, Scott talks about his book, Empower Your Investing, and goes in depth with how and why he decided to write the book. Listening to the podcast really sparked my interest with […]
How Multifactor Models Can Produce Excess Returns in the Stock Market
If you recently read my post about the different value factors then you’re in the right place to take that knowledge and build on it with some multifactor model discussion from Chapter 16 of ‘What Works on Wall Street’, written by James O’Shaughnessy. If you haven’t yet read that article, then I highly recommend you […]
Ally Brokerage Basics: A Guide for Beginners
A common first step for any potential investor is to try to find out what brokerage is the best for them to open their account with. I personally believe that Ally is a fantastic option for someone to start their investing journey. Andrew has talked on his podcast in the past about how he uses Ally […]
9 Top Benjamin Graham Quotes on Value Investing
Benjamin Graham is one of the most successful value investors of all time and he also has given us some freaking amazing quotes throughout his life! I have written quite a few posts on Benjamin Graham and maybe you can even call me a bit of a fanboy, so why not keep the train going […]
A List of Today’s No Fee Brokers (2019) – What They Mean for Investors
Recently, many different stock brokerage firms have become no fee brokers compared to previously charging anywhere between $5 – $7 on average per transaction. Andrew and Dave recently talked about this in an episode of the Investing for Beginners Podcast and they really outlined a potential way that this could impact the average investor. This […]
Some of the Greatest Multibagger Stocks Snagged by Famous Investors
Have you ever heard of the term ‘ multibagger’ before? If you haven’t, then you probably haven’t had any multibagger stocks! Don’t worry, neither have I, but I am anxious for my first time to get there. A multibagger is a stock that has increased in value many times over what you initially bought the […]
A History of the DIS Dividend and Where It Could Go From Here
Disney (DIS) recently just rolled out their new online streaming platform, Disney Plus, and it has sparked a huge amount of conversations about the company and their stock price, so why not take a look at the historical DIS Dividend and see if we can take a stance about what might be happening in the […]
What are Value Factors, and Which Are Considered the Best?
Value Factors – what the heck are they? In the book ‘What Works on Wall Street’ by James O’Shaughnessy, he has an entire chapter (Chapter 10 – you should read it!) dedicated to the ‘Value of Value Factors’ so let’s dive in! Value Factors are where you’re looking for different factors that might identify a […]
