Tips for Beginner Investors Investing in stocks isn’t a game anymore for millions of retail investors who open accounts in stock brokerages or individual retail investing websites. Self-directed investing is all the rage but many investors learn their is perils for those who don’t create a successful strategy. Trades are low cost now allowing higher…
Microchip Stocks – Semiconductors for the AI Era The AI boom began in 2021 but now in 2023, it’s just swinging into high gear. Stocks such as ASML, Nvidia, Intel, Super Micro Computer, Taiwan Semiconductor, Qualcomm, and Broadcom are leading the way in supplying the AI technology market with high-performance chips. These advanced chip sets…
Zillow Real Estate Company The company known as Zillow enjoys having the real estate website with the most traffic. That would surprise most home buyers and sellers, but the truth is, Zillow has deliberately built a very strong presence in the real estate market and has embraced the Internet to serve buyers and sellers. The…
Stock Market News The emerging storyline is about the US national debt and trillion dollar interest payments which it may default on. It’s a huge threat to everyone and what makes it threatening is that the Democrats appear unwilling to curtail out of control spending, as their incoming tax revenues fall. The lower taxes is…
FaceBook META Stock Price Forecast Facebook announced its 3rd quarter earnings results and posted a drop of 4% YoY to $27.7 billion. They reported a net income of 22 billion which is only half of what it earned in Q3 of 2021. It was only the 2nd quarterly decline in the company’s history. Investors didn’t like…
SPDR Fund SPY Stocks Exchange traded funds are a popular investment vehicle for millions of stock trading enthusiasts. One of the original and most prominent ETFs is the SPDR, or SPY stocks as they’re known. ETFs are composed of stocks purchased and when actively managed, the ETF manager decides on which stocks to buy and…
Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple With stock volatility, rising interest rates, and an economic recovery underway, are the big tech FAANG stocks the choice for risk off investors? While NASDAQ did well last year, it may be the Fed stimulus and low interest rate policy that created those big gains. When Cathie Woods says tech…
When Should I Sell My Stocks? Just when the outlook is so positive with the recovery, we have a day like November 26, where market seems to be sliding into oblivion. The Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P all suffered. Investors are thinking, why can’t I see any of this coming? Well, you’re not alone, because none…
Buy and Sell Bitcoin Volatility I watched a video news report about a guy who was broke and then made $5 million on Bitcoin and Crypto. He started with $90 and then went on to buy and sell on Bitcoin volatility (buy low, sell higher) until he amassed his fortune. He’s all smiles. Why is…
Real Estate Vs Stock Investing With the stock market so hot of late reaching yet new highs in valuations, are you considering divesting and buying something else with your recent fortune? Or will you stick with the stock market forecast and buy Tesla, Bitcoin, or some Faang stocks and do something risky? If the…
Top Stocks to Not Buy Investment advisors will often talk about finding the best stocks to buy, those with the best outlook. But what about avoiding the worst stocks? It’s a wise decision for most stock trading enthusiasts. Purchasing a few really poor performing stocks, such as those that might tank during a sell-off, downturn…
Day Trading The last 10 years has created very favorable opportunities for stock trading. Call them day traders or active traders or stock market speculators, they focus on how they buy and sell within the next minute, hour, day or month and make a profit. And as fate would have it, technology has enabled day…
2020 Stock Market Correction The 2020 stock market forecast was calling for more volatility. And with the pandemic, wow did ever happen! Good call except the cause was unforeseen. (This is an old post) If manufacturing comes back to the US, it is bound to stimulate investment, jobs, and of course stock performance. Yet, the monthly…