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In this episode I’ll show you why trading a smaller amount of shares is more beneficial for you, especially if you’re just getting started. Why we want to trade large People always want to trade a large amount of shares, because human beings are greedy. We want to make more money, change our lifestyle, and
Kevin Matras shows how to minimize your risk when buying options.
I have been suggesting here that Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) be broken up for more than four years. Those calls are getting louder as the company built around Moore’s Law falls further behind on both the chip design and the fabrication front. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Intel is due to open for trade Jan. 6 at about $51
It used to be that every responsible long-term investor had some kind of energy company in their portfolio. And by “some kind of energy company,” I mean a big oil and natural gas firm. They were as much a sure thing as big banking stocks. Well, we’ve seen that banking isn’t what it used to
Bitcoin (CCC:BTC) rallied in 2020 as it nearly quadrupled in price from $8,000 in January 2020 to above $31,000 in late December. It reached a new all-time high above $34,000 in 2021. An indirect way to gain from this price appreciation is to consider crypto mining stocks to buy. Here is simple explanation of the
Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock was one of the more exciting names to go public last year. The company’s main focus – data analysis and security for governments – is an extremely hot category. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com You’d think that a software company in this niche should own a digital gold mine. Yet, Palantir’s operating
Chamath Palihapitiya speaking at the 23rd Annual Sohn Investment Conference in New York City on April 23, 2018. Heidi Gutman | CNBC Online finance start-up SoFi is set to go public by merging with a blank-check company run by venture capital investor Chamath Palihapitiya, the companies announced Wednesday. The merger with Palihapitiya’s SPAC, Social Capital
US President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 22, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images Stocks and taxes: what’s going to happen? The Democrats’ control of Congress has shone a new spotlight on Biden’s tax proposals, particularly those that would affect stocks and bonds. While
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla remains on watch after rising for 10 sessions in a row, surpassing Facebook (FB) in market value, and making CEO Elon Musk the world’s richest person. The company’s shares rose 3.8% in premarket trading as of 7:35 a.m. ET.
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) looks like a good name for longer-term, more conservative investors. PFE stock looks poised to perform fairly well over the next three or four years. Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com Shares are trading at a relatively low valuation, and there are multiple promising drugs and vaccines in Pfizer’s pipeline. Plus, the company is
Because of the once-in-a-century pandemic that is the novel coronavirus outbreak, many if not most people believed that during the onset of the crisis, this catastrophe would spell doom for the equities sector. However, thanks to the unforeseen (and largely successful) transition to working from home, many stocks enjoyed remarkable gains. However, several others represented
Before we discuss the opportunity in Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock, we should spend a few minutes describing the landscape. The macroeconomic conditions are pretty bad, yet somehow the equity indices won’t stop making highs. The small caps exploded up 4% earlier this week in spite of a lot of negative headline littering the news feeds. That said,
When gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in the 1850s, thousands upon thousands of people rushed to California hoping to strike it rich. Source: Shutterstock Some got lucky and did. Most did not. A few very smart folks made their fortunes another way — by selling basic goods to the miners. You may not have
Ethical violations and criminal activities in various industries have affected our economy over the past few decades, particularly in the banking, financial, and housing sectors. When it comes to financial crimes, mortgages provide ample opportunity for bad actors to steal, defraud, or cut corners. Let’s examine the complex ethical and criminal issues surrounding mortgage fraud.
Chamath Palihapitiya speaking at the 2017 Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. David A. Grogan | CNBC Consumers have been sitting at home for months and months, and without typical things to spend money on, assets in bank accounts are growing. And that is a positive sign for stocks, according to
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a closed restaurant as snow falls in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images December’s job growth likely slowed dramatically from November’s pace and could even be negative, as businesses and consumers responded to the spreading coronavirus. Economists expect 50,000
Listen to Preston’s podcast about studying billionaires here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investors-podcast/id928933489 Peter Thiel is an American venture capitalist, author, and entrepreneur with a net worth of $2.6 billion, according to Forbes. In 2014, he was included in the Forbes Midas List at No. 4. In 2017, he was featured on the Forbes 400 list. Thiel co-founded PayPal
Education, paper trading and live trading with low shares should be used together to acheive success in the stock market. What is Paper Trading? -Trading stocks with a fake account or with fake money -A way to practice before doing live trading How to Train: -Get as much education as possible -Begin paper trading -Do
http://www.Zacks.com – Kevin Matras explains the PEG Ratio and how to use it for finding undervalued companies. Stocks highlighted include BUCY, DV, IMA, OSIS and SCHL.
Dividend stocks are very appealing to investors, for good reason. Growth stocks tend to make the headlines — with the 2020 pandemic, shareholders in key areas like vaccine development and working from home technology saw triple-digit gains. In contrast, dividend stocks don’t have the same degree of frenzy. Owning shares in companies that offer regular
Fisker (NYSE:FSR) is facing tough competition. What’s more, the company is still not conveying any concrete points that differentiate its upcoming Ocean SUV. Because of that, I remain bearish on Fisker stock. Moreover, I’m less than thrilled with the automaker’s partnership with Magna (NYSE:MGA) as well as the fact that shares continue to trade at
With the sector’s strong performance last year, it may be challenging to find reasonably priced online retail stocks to buy. With the novel coronavirus accelerating the shift from bricks and mortar to shop at home, online retail stocks soared to what could be unsustainable valuations. What do I mean? Take a look at the forward
The craziest stock of 2020 is off to a crazy start to 2021. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) started off 2021 by reporting 499,550 vehicle deliveries for 2020, missing its target of 500,000. Following the news, practically every stock in the market tanked. Tesla stock gained 3.4%. Source: Tudoran Andrei / Shutterstock.com Tesla’s stock price detached from reality
The New York Stock Exchange said it no longer plans to delist three Chinese telecommunications giants. In a late Monday statement, the NYSE said it dropped the plans after “further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities in connection with Office of Foreign Assets Control.” Hong Kong-listed shares of China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom rallied
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Despite the chaos at the Capitol, the S&P 500 closed Wednesday at a new high, which baffled some observers. “I think most feel this [the Washington protests] is more of a one-off situation, that this as an isolated event as opposed to some
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) – The housewares retailer reported quarterly profit of 8 cents per share, short of the 19 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue also fell short of forecasts, hurt by a steep drop in store traffic and higher freight
Short-term rental platform Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) rewarded investors with holiday cheer to close out 2020. However, Airbnb stock is still not out of the woods regarding the pandemic. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com The lockup period after its initial public offering (IPO) has just come to an end. This, combined with the continuing pandemic, adds more than
Before I get into the details of the opportunity in Lemonade (NYSE:LMND), I want to talk about the entire market. LMND stock has a bright future, but there’s a lot of extrinsic risk because, astonishingly, Wall Street is thriving while Main Street is struggling. Source: Stephanie L Sanchez / Shutterstock.com Mom-and-pop businesses are dying while larger
“Time is money.” Source: Shutterstock It’s as true now as when Ben Franklin wrote that back in 1748 in his essay, Advice to a Young Tradesman. It takes time to compound your money and multiply your wealth. On the other hand, time spent out of the market often (usually!) results in lost profits. And here’s