IFB14: Why Investing Metrics are More of a Guideline than a Blueprint
Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s session we talk to Steve from England! Our little podcast is international, and we discuss some great topics. Our main focus is on investing metrics and how they are a guideline and not a blueprint for your investing success. How much to allocate to different […]
IFB12: The Validity of Scuttlebutt Investing and Qualitative Analysis
In today’s session, we are going to talk about quantitative versus qualitative analysis of stocks, this should be an interesting go around. I know how I feel about this, but I am not sure how Andrew feels about this, but I have an idea, but I think this could be interesting. Phil Fisher was the […]
IFB10: Making a Quant Investing Approach Inspired by Baseball Sabermetrics
Baseball and value investing have much more in common than one would think at first. The discipline and analyzation that you find in baseball can correlate to value investing quite easily. Great hitters like Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, and Barry Bonds were extremely disciplined in their approaches and did an extensive study of the pitchers […]
IFB08: Debunking Flawed Efficient Market Hypothesis Assumptions
. The efficient market hypothesis is one of the hottest debated topics in the investing world. In today’s session, we are going to discuss some of the many ways this theory is flawed. We will talk about many of the efficient market hypothesis assumptions and how they may or many not have gotten it wrong. […]
IFB06: 4 Things the Financial Services Industry Will Never Admit
When you go to the doctor you always imagine that they have your best interests in mind when you see them. The Same rule applies when you walk into a bank or financial services office. Unfortunately not always the case. With the doctor, typically their motivation is to help you get better. With the […]
IFB05: Going 100% Stocks Even as a Conservative Investor
Finding the right mix of stocks and bonds is a common question among beginners. As a conservative investor, it is a must that I find a good mix to mitigate risk. Most conservative investors go with a mix of 75% stocks and 25% bonds to help lessen any risk of loss. But as a […]
IFB04: Why DRIP Investing Your Stocks Should be Integral to Your Investing
DRIP investing is one of the untapped resources to investors. It can be one of the keys to growing your wealth. Compounding is one of the eight wonders of the world, according to Albert Einstein. Utilizing it with DRIP investing is a great way to double compound your investments. We will discuss this and much […]
IFB03: Doesn’t a Stop Loss Contradict Buy and Hold?
When you are looking for advice on how to buy stocks, you will find thousands of articles on the internet. All of them touting the various ways to buy stocks to make money. But what about selling a stock? Crickets. There is not much out there to tell you when to sell. […]
