IFB145: Finding Great Balance Sheets with Braden Dennis
Announcer (00:00): You’re tuned in to the Investing for Beginners podcast. Finally, step by step premium investment guidance for beginners, led by Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern. To decode industry jargon, silence crippling confusion and help you overcome emotions by looking at the numbers. Your path to financial freedom starts now. Dave (00:36): All right, […]
IFB144: Years of Budgeting Simplified with Andy Shuler
Announcer (00:00): You’re tuned in to the Investing for Beginners podcast. Finally, step by step premium investment guidance for beginners led by Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern. To decode industry jargon, silence crippling confusion, and help you overcome emotions by looking at the number, your path to financial freedom starts now. Dave (00:36): All right […]
How Interest Rates and the Stock Market Are Intricately Intertwined
“The most important item over time in valuation is obviously interest rates.” –Warren Buffett Quite a statement, and my thought is, how much do we understand interest rates and their effect on the stock market? In the chaos of the stock market today, with the extreme volatility we have been experiencing between the coronavirus concerns, […]
What the Berkshire Hathaway Owner’s Manual Says About Buffett’s Approach
Ever wonder what blueprint Warren Buffett uses? Or how he manages his company or decides what companies to invest in or buy outright? Well, we are in luck because June 1996 Buffett published his first “owners manual” for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. His manual provided information about the company’s goals, policies, and expectations. He recently updated […]
The Essays of Warren Buffett: A Complete Book Summary
I feel like I’ve been reading the Essays of Warren Buffett for literally a lifetime, and although it hasn’t nearly need that long, it does feel like I’ve obtained a lifetime of information from his book. Looking back at some of the previous summaries that I have written, Buffett does an amazing job of making […]
Everything to Know about ROIC, with Average ROIC by Industry Data
“A truly great business must have an enduring ‘moat’ that protects excellent returns on invested capital.” –Warren Buffett, 2007 Shareholder Letter Another quote from Buffett in his most recent shareholder letter concerning return on invested capital: “Well-managed industrial companies do not, as a rule, distribute to the shareholders the whole of their earned profits. In […]
Taking Worst Case Scenarios of Selling Covered Calls – It’s Not That Bad!
While I am new to the options game myself, I have learned quickly that options are like stocks, but on steroids. In this article I’m going to cover a simple options strategy, selling covered call options. Before diving too deep, please make sure to read our Trading Options for Beginners Guide to familiarize yourself with […]
How to Find Negative Retained Earnings in a 10-K – Does it Indicate Distress?
Stockholders’ equity, also called book value, is the company’s assets minus its liabilities. We talk about tangible book value when we value investors discuss shareholders’ equity. But what happens if a company has negative retained earnings, which drives the shareholder’s equity negative? Does this happen? Quick answer: you bet! Last week we discussed the statement […]
Tips for the First Time Investor: Understanding “When” and “How”
Many of my family and friends know the stock market fascinates me, and more often than not a conversation with me will lead to finances of some sort. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been pegged with the question, “What should I do as a first time investor? When is the right time […]
IFB141: What To Do When The Sky Is Falling
Announcer (00:00): You’re tuned in to the Investing for Beginners podcast. Finally, step by step premium investment guidance for beginners led by Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern. To decode industry jargon, silence crippling confusion, and help you overcome emotions by looking at the numbers, your path to financial freedom starts now. Dave (00:36): All right […]
