Insurance is a way of protecting yourself from significant, unforeseeable financial losses. It is a form of risk management. You pay a little each month to your insurance company, and in return, they cover your expenses in the event that something bad happens. Insurance is a contract (policy) in which the insurer (insurance company) agrees […] More
A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique unit of data, a bit sequence, that is tracked using a digital ledger (which is called a blockchain) In general, a ledger is a book that is used to record all financial transactions for a business In this case, a distributed, digital ledger is a set of replicated […] More
The 80-20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, asserts that: “80% of outcomes (or outputs) result from 20% of all causes (or inputs)” In business, a common goal of the 80-20 rule is to identify and develop the 20% of your features or products that 80% of your customers want. This reduces costs and time […] More
Reference: Excerpts from the Google Garage Digital Marketing Course Digital Marketing Cheat Sheet The digital real estate for your business Your website Your social media accounts Local business listings on Google and Bing Search engines – The number one way how websites are found! Organic search – improve your ranking using SEO You should rank […] More
Step 1: Create mission, values, and vision statements Mission – Why does our company exist? This is shared internally and externally. Values – What are the core, fundamental values that guide our decision-making? Vision – What do we want to accomplish in 3-5 years? This is the Northstar. This should be the starting place for […] More
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A downgrade is a negative change in the rating of a security. … Multiple organizations provide sell-side research and rate securities with a buy, hold, or sell rating. A downgrade of stock would be moving the rating from a buy to a hold, or a hold to a sell.
Here we look at the matrix that clusters the different ways of making money. Note, some of the ways to make money cross more than one cell in the matrix. Actively Passively Active w/ Passive Component Time (service) Home x Work x Creation (product) Home Work Investment Home Work What Where How How How Active […] More
Market capitalization is the total dollar market value of all of a company’s outstanding shares.
Learn about the leading U.S. stock market indexes and get an introduction to how they are utilized in the market.
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all finished goods and services made within a country during a specific period.
It is used as a comprehensive scorecard, or metric, of a given country’s economic health.
Value investing is when you buy stock in firms whose share prices are lower than their fundamentals suggest they should be. Value investing is like purchasing shares currently on sale: When other investors realize what they’re missing out on, they’ll purchase up the stock, the price will go up, and you’ll profit. A low P/E […] More
Are you a trader or an investor? Well, it depends on how you want to approach time, activity, and risk. Learn about the differences between a long-term investor and a short-term trader, so you can decide what’s best for you.
Economic policy is a tool used by the powers at be in the United States to try and control the economy. There are two types of economic policy, monetary policy and fiscal policy. These two levers on the economy do the following: Monetary policy is the Federal Reserve’s efforts to grow the economy by changing […] More
The Federal Reserve, or the Fed, is an important and influential part of the U.S. economy. But what exactly does it do? In this video from the Income Investing course, our Education Coach gives you a simple explanation.
When the economy grows too quickly or grows for a long time, it can lead to inflation. Inflation is the rising cost of goods and services. To reduce inflation, the Fed increases interest rates making it more expensive to borrow money. When it’s too expensive to borrow money businesses will reduce expansion and consumers will […] More
There are numerous job reports including weekly jobless claims, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), and the ADP Employment report, but the Employment Situation report is the most comprehensive jobs report because it tracks the unemployment rate, Nonfarm Payrolls, the workforce participation rate, and average hourly earnings. Many investors use this report to gauge economic strength. At times, it can even move the markets, so it’s important to understand the Employment Situation report.
When placing trades, the order type you choose can have a big impact on when, how, and at what price your order gets filled. We’ll break down three common order types: market orders, limit orders, and stop orders.
The price-to-earnings, or P/E, ratio compares a stock’s price to its annual earnings per share, or EPS. It measures how much an investor is paying for a stock compared to each dollar of a company’s annual earnings. Investors often use the P/E ratio to compare the valuation of two or more companies and help determine if a stock is overvalued or undervalued.
Ever notice how stock prices sometimes jump after company earnings announcements? This video explains why this happens and how quarterly earnings reports or stock earnings can help investors evaluate a company’s financial condition to determine whether a stock is a good investment.
Stock prices have momentum—–this means that stocks going up tend to continue to go up, and stocks going down tend to keep going down. Investors use what’s referred to as momentum indicators to help them identify potential entry and exit signals. In this video, we’ll show you what a momentum indicator is, explain how to use it, and discuss some of its risks.
The relative strength index, or RSI, helps some investors determine whether stocks might be overbought or oversold. Learn how it works, and how it can help traders analyze trends and identify potential opportunities when they decide to buy or sell stocks.
Bollinger Bands are a technical indicator that help investors define trends and determine if a stock is overextended and might reverse. Bollinger Bands can also help investors identify and time potential entries and exits.
A clear view of a stock’s trend can help investors decide when to buy, sell, or hold a position. However, identifying trends can be tough. Some technicians use an indicator known as a simple moving average to confirm established trends. Watch this video to learn more about this tool—what it does, how it’s calculated, and the pros and cons of applying it to different time frames.
Many professional stock traders use technical indicators to help them with trade timing or to alert them of new trends. Here’s what they are all about.
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