IFB227: How to Keep Your Spirits Up When the Market is Falling
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: How to stay invested in the markets, even during downtimes, without getting discouraged How to manage our emotions and control our emotions when we invest The impact of dividends and the double compounding effect as a result of investing in dividend-paying companies Today’s […]
IFB226: Unlocking the Different P/E Ratios, Cap-Weighted vs Equal Weighted Indexes, and the Business Development Sector
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: What are the differences between Non-GAAP P/Es, forward P/Es, and trailing P/E ratios? The differences between equal-weighted and cap-weighted indexes Exploring the Business Development Industry with shallow looks at several companies, Hercules Capital and Prospect Capital Today’s show is sponsored by: My First […]
IFB225: Understanding the Different Business Models and Recurring Revenue, Plus A Brief Look at the Retail Furniture Sector
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: Thoughts on The Dhando Investor by Mohnish Pabrai A brief overview of Ethan Allen and the retail furniture industry What are your thoughts on Finviz.com and the reliability of its financial metrics? Ideas around investing in companies with little recurring revenue versus recurring […]
IFB224: What Happens to Your Shares in the Event of Big Changes, CEO Leaves, Acquisitions, or Other News?
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: What happens to your company’s shares in the event of a big change, for example, a CEO change, acquisition, or bad news? Why do we own shares of Berkshire Hathaway when they don’t pay a dividend? The benefits of different brokerage accounts and […]
IFB223: Investing Close to Retirement and REITs 101
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: How to think about investing at an older age, 63, for example Defining REITs, and a REIT 101 How to analyze REITs and some of the ups and downs of investing in this asset class Today’s show is sponsored by: For more insight […]
IFB222: Dollar Cost Averaging – What It Is And To Apply It, Plus Analyzing High Debt to Equity Companies
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: Defining DCA (dollar-cost averaging) and how to apply the strategy best both up and down How do you decide which companies to add more money to in your portfolio once you are fully diversified? How to analyze companies with very high debt to […]
IFB220: Dividend Reinvestment Mechanics and Profiting from the Activision/Microsoft Merger
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: We discuss the mechanics of reinvesting dividends and their impact on your long-term returns Talk through the idea of investing in specialty ETFs, particularly the new ETF from Roundhill that focuses on sports and gambling Talk about the possible advantages or disadvantages to […]
IFB219: How a Elevated or Rising Stock Price Helps a Company
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: How does the price of a company going up helps a company, and what kind of impact higher shareholder equity has on the long-term potential of a company like Tesla? How companies use higher share prices to reinvest in the company How to […]
IFB218: How to Get Started Investing When the Market Crashes
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: How to deal with getting started investing with the possibility of a stock market downturn, along with using dollar-cost averaging to help balance your investments. How to invest using closed-ended funds How to look at companies with high dividends and decide how sustainable […]
IFB217: Investing in Carbon Credits and Useful Metrics for Beginners
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: What kinds of stocks or investments can you put in a Roth IRA? How does investing in carbon credits or green investments work? What kind of metrics should beginners start with, and how can they help you learn about the finanicials of a […]