Explaining the Growth Capex Formula with an Easy Example
Updated: 04/06/23 When a company invests in a long-term asset for future cash flows, these are called capital expenditures, or capex. Capex can be divided into two buckets: growth capex and maintenance capex, as suggested by Warren Buffett. Capital Expenditures = Growth Capex + Maintenance Capex These definitions can help distinguish between companies with high […]
Clever, Simple, Fun Money Lessons for Kids with Ashley Clark
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show we discuss with Ashley Clark from Sense 2 Cents: How using flashcards is a great way to teach beginning money terms to kids What are some of the most common misconceptions about money and why Ashley started working towards reversing those ideas. How we can […]
IFB192: Navigating An Impending Crash, Investing Your Emergency Fund
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show we discuss: How to navigate an impending stock market crash, and time in the market versus timing the market Building your portfolio with a mix of value and growth stocks A brief overview of commercial paper Different ideas to invest your emergency funds For more […]
REIT Cap Rate Formula with Real-Life Examples [STOR, ADC, NNN]
The REIT Cap Rate formula, along with Funds From Operations (FFO), are two critical REIT ratios to understand and implement when analyzing REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) stocks. REITs require special ratios, of course, because of the unique features and structure of their business models. In contrast to more traditional corporations, REITs derive their revenues […]
Portfolio Risk Management: 6 Strategies for the Retail Investor
Risk management is an important element to achieving long-term investment results but it often gets overlooked by investors as generating returns takes center stage. Due to the compounding effects of investment returns, losing money can be a catastrophe. That’s why Warren Buffett has two simple rules when it comes to investing. Rule #1: don’t lose […]
IFB191: 8 Common Beginner Mistakes with Braden Dennis
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show we discuss: The list of common mistakes that beginning investors can make Avoiding these mistakes can go help us go a long way to our goals All of the common mistakes are easily avoided, once we are familiar with them. For more insight like this […]
How to Tell If Negative Book Value is a Sign of High Risk or Not
A negative book value means that a company has more total liabilities than total assets. The numbers simply say the company owes more than it owns. But just because a company has negative book value, doesn’t mean it’s automatically a bad investment or even a company with a weak balance sheet. We’ll look at a […]
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 […]
IFB190: High Yield ETF, Selling Disney, Finance As An Engineer
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show we discuss: The benefits and drawbacks to high-yield ETFs Buying or selling Disney after an interesting year Getting started in finance with different backgrounds For more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein Transcript Announcer (00:02): […]
“I Don’t Get It – Why is Investing Important?”
So many people will ask me “why is investing important” and at the end of the day, it really boils down to one thing – a lack of financial literacy, or as we like to call it, The Language of Money. What do we mean when we say, “the language of money?” Well, it’s simple, […]
