Inflation is Looming… Where Can Investors Hide?
With the inflation genie starting to make its way out of the bottle, it is time for investors to refresh themselves on which asset classes provide the most protection to rising prices. The recent June 2021 numbers out from the U.S. showed the consumer price index (CPI) climbing 5.4% year-over-year which was its largest gain […]
Which is Better – SPY or an Equal Weight S&P 500 ETF?
Lately there has been a lot of talk about ETF investing and how flawed some of the strategies can be, so I really wanted to take a little bit of a deep dive to see if this was true or not. The biggest issue I hear is that so many S&P 500 ETFs are weighted […]
How Compounding Dividends Make the “Secret Sauce” of the Stock Market
Post updated: 6/16/2023 The sweetest source of returns in the stock market are compounding dividends. To generate serious wealth from investing, you need compound interest; and dividends provide you with the best of it. To understand this magic, you must understand the power of compound interest. In this post, we will discuss: It’s a lot […]
Tesla and Apple Did It – Is it Time for a Google Stock Split?
Stock splits are a really unique thing nowadays and with so many companies doing it lately, it makes me wonder if it’s also time for a Google stock split. First off – what even is a stock split? A stock split is simply when a company decides that they’re going to split the total shares […]
How to Make Money with Stocks by Understanding Risk vs. Reward
Myth #8 that Tony Robbins outlines in his book is that “You gotta take huge risks to get big rewards”. I’m sure that many of you have heard a phrase very similar to this, but is it true? Let’s break down the true risk vs. reward of investing in the market! Personally, I love the […]
Making Sense of the Institutional Investors’ Influence on Real Estate
Updated: 9/21/2022 There are retail investors and institutional investors. Real estate, stocks, and bonds. And then you have mounting worries about the influence of institutional investors on real estate prices. To try and contextualize these, this post will break down the following [Click to Skip Ahead]: Why Are Institutional Investors Moving into RE? How Interest […]
Franchise Risk: Two Public Failures Explain the Two Sides of the Story
When it comes to franchise risk, there are two sides to the coin—risk for the franchisee and risk for the franchisor. Whether considering operating as a franchisee or investing in a franchisor, it’s important to understand the intricate differences in these risks. To do that, we will look at two examples of franchise risk gone […]
Competitive Advantage: How to Find Sustainable Moats in the Stock Market
“If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.” Ralph Waldo Emerson As investors, searching for companies with a competitive advantage continues as a never-ending goal. We all desire to find a company that can last forever, retain its long-term advantage, and grows our wealth. I never tire of […]
What Buybacks King, Henry Singleton, Can Teach Us About Capital Allocation
Before Warren Buffett and his special conglomerate, the compounding machine Berkshire Hathaway, there was a CEO of Teledyne called Henry Singleton—who pioneered prudent capital allocation inside of a conglomerate with stock buybacks and issuance. Henry Singleton was profiled in the excellent book, The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success. In […]
What Stock Market Tops Look Like– History of the NASDAQ and Dow
It’s so easy to say “this time is different.” Well, that’s one thing that’s never different during stock market tops. That people will never stop saying “this time is different.” We will discuss the tops of the past, looking at old articles published at the time, and discover the following: I’ve started collecting old news […]
