So, I read this today in a very informative post on clark.com. The post is called Clark and I are on the same page. I had a similar thought in Why is The Market Going Up? Clark did a nice job of explaining what overvalued means and giving some commentary that is a bit more […]
We all want to be part of the next big thing. In the 90s it was internet stocks. Today it’s AI. But how do we get in early? How do we spot the opportunity before it becomes (here’s the dreaded term…) overbought? Investing v. Gambling It’s important to understand the distinction. Let’s look at an
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Is a recession coming? Is the market overpriced? (and what does that even mean?). Are we due for a pull-back? No one wants to make a rash financial move, so before we commit our hard-earned money to a stock or mutual fund purchase, we want to be sure we’re not buying at market highs. Bank
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It’s a bit of a pickle. Today’s news on CNBC: This on top of Friday’s late afternoon crash after a Trump China tariff threat. That crash was followed by a pop on Monday when Trump said, and I quote: It will all be fine. And the market leaps to new highs. Overvalued Never mind the
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Interesting headline from a guy who recently posted IF YOUR EQUITY INVESTMENTS HAVEN’T GAINED 24% IN 2024, YOU NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. The post in question was the result of a discussion with a friend who was lamenting lackluster performance in his retirement account. The S&P 500 has been up more than 20% in
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To be honest, my relationship is largely hate, but there is some love. Last year, I wrote a post called Do I Need A Financial Advisor. And while, for me, the answer to the question is a resounding NO!, in the post, I talk about 2 situations where it might make sense to have an
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Nothing better than a good “I told you so…” So let’s take a quick victory lap this morning. And while we enjoy that, we can also talk about the lesson learned here. Disney Yup, it’s Disney. A couple of weeks ago, I posted Is Disney a Great Company? I sold my shares a while back,
Just recently, I was reminiscing about my journey with Disney (Ticker: DIS) in the post Is Disney a Great Company? And this morning, I was reminded again why Disney had lost its appeal for me. I wrote recently about free speech here. It seems as if many now interpret freedom of speech as we can
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I had lunch with a friend today and we discussed my posts on covered call options. I realized that while I’ve talked about what they are and why we might use them, I haven’t written about how to actually start using them to earn income. Before we get into it, let’s start with some background.
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Reinvesting dividends in the mutual funds or in the companies that we love can be a great way to super-charge our earnings. While I realize this, I was surprised to see an example today. You’ll have to wait for it though. Dividends Many companies pay a dividend. High growth companies typically do not as they
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