What is a Stock Proxy? What’s a Voting Proxy? | Simple Guide for Beginners
A stock proxy is a document that public companies have to release every year. In it, investors will find details about management, the board of directors, and voting on major company matters. Investors should know how to look up a stock proxy and skim through the important parts. This guide will show you how, in […]
The Misery Index is at 12.7%, Highest Since 1970’s
The misery index in economics is used to describe the severity of the negative effects of inflation and unemployment on the population. The misery index is the combination of adding together the inflation rate and the unemployment rate. Let’s explore what the misery index means, its history, and how investors can mitigate the effect on […]
Hawkish vs. Dovish and Why Investors Should Watch For Cues
Monetary policy, and the people who decide on it, are often described as hawkish or dovish depending on whether the proposed policy is restrictive or stimulative, respectively. As we will touch on later, restrictive monetary policy and higher interest rates have a twofold effect on stock valuations and investors should learn to watch for cues. […]
The Short Ratio, Short Selling, and Short Squeezes Explained
Updated 9/25/2023 The short ratio is widely used when understanding the short selling behind a stock. It can tell you how many fund managers or retail investors bet a stock will fall. The short ratio indicates the number of shares that investors sell short over the average daily volume of the stock, on the basis […]
Fiat Money vs. Commodity Money: A Breakdown of the Pros and Cons
Updated 3/6/2024 “Money, it’s a crime.” Pink Floyd My grandparents used to say that money makes the world go around, but what do we know about the money we use today? We currently use fiat money but also deal with commodity money. Then, we add Bitcoin and other types of electronic currency, and we all […]
The 8 Stock Market Secrets to Success That I Wish I Knew When I First Started
Updated – 12/14/23 To get to the secret of success in the stock market takes just a few easy to remember, short phrases which are mostly well-known by seasoned investors. Some of them can be easy to forget—that’s why it’s good to go back to the basics. If you’re struggling with your performance in the […]
Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Understanding the Stock Market
Updated: 4/06/23 This easy-to-follow beginner’s guide will help you learn how to invest in the stock market. We’ll be leaving out all the confusing Wall Street jargon and explaining things in simple terms. In this post, we will cover the 7 following categories for understanding the stock market: 1. Stock Market Basics: Why to Invest2. […]
Beginner’s Guide to Finding High ROIC Stocks Anytime You Want
Updated 5/4/2023 Investors target high ROIC stocks for their portfolio because highly efficient companies can sustain higher long-term growth. Companies with a high ROIC tend to be better investments than companies with a low ROIC, but not always. The price you pay matters, and ROIC can be manipulated to an extent. In this post, I […]
VOO vs. SPY – Which One Will Make You More MONEY?
One of the most common things that you will ever hear in the investing world is people using S&P 500 returns as a benchmark or basis for investing and even financial planning. Ok…that sounds great, but how exactly can you simply invest in the S&P 500? Well, it actually is as easy as finding an […]
3 Ways to Estimate Total Addressable Market (TAM) Pragmatically
Updated 11/9/2023 According to McKinsey, the global TAM (total addressable market) for the payments industry is $4.6 trillion. The U.S. payments market expects to reach $236.1 billion by 2028 from the current level of $68 billion. Many investors or analysts estimate or calculate the total addressable market of the industry they analyze to understand better […]
