I have made it clear that I am an optimist and wouldn't dare bet against the stock market. Although there have been many pessimists predicting the reverse, I strongly believe that stocks will rise and the world won't end. I think American businesses will continue to provide value to consumers and …
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One of the Best Investing Websites I’ve Ever Seen: Motif Investing
Let me first tell you that I have no affiliation with Motif Investing. They are not paying me to write this post. I do not get paid if you click on any link within this post. I just genuinely think it's one of the cooler investment-related things I've seen recently. So, what is it? Motif …
You Didn’t Miss Out: Twitter Shares Didn’t Double
Unless you're living under a rock, you must have read the same headlines that I read: "Twitter's Stock Doubles!" "Twitter Shares Soar!" "Twitter IPO Price Up 73%" After reading these headlines, you probably feel like you missed out. You're probably saying something like: "Man, I knew it was …
2 Irrelevant Reasons To Buy And Sell Stocks
You've got to be confused. One minute, I'm telling you to invest as much money as you can because stocks will rise. The next minute, I'm telling you that an economic collapse is inevitable. Then I tell you why you shouldn't be overly optimistic about stocks and now I'm going to tell you why you …
Should You Buy Stocks NOW?
When people get too pessimistic, I enjoy dishing out encouraging words to breathe life back into their lungs. On the other hand, when people become overly optimistic, I unfortunately have to be the one to bring them back down to Earth. On August 30th of last year, I wrote that Stocks Will Rise …
Warning: The Market is NOT the Economy
I love drug commercials. Actually, it's the composition of the commercials that I love. If a commercial lasts 1 minute - the first 25 seconds will show an attractive couple dancing freely and breathing clearly in a gorgeous, green prairie field. As the couple continues their dance, the latter 35 …
CD’s are for Hypocrites
I would venture to say that there are two investment products people learn about before any others - Stocks and CD's (Certificates of Deposit). Assuming most people learn about these two options when they're young, I would think the way they were explained was elementary. Something like: Stocks are …
