Electric Cars: Are They Worth the Investment?
Electric Cars: Are They Worth the Investment? Social media can uncover golden nuggets of information for the astute investor. I use social media to spot false narratives it’s pushing in an attempt to move culture and the offshoot products they want to pedal. Their targets are commonly referred to in the investment world as “the […]
Chinese Stocks: What’s Going On?
Chinese Stocks: What’s Going On? Chinese stocks just erased over four years of gains, as foreign investors are running away from them as fast as possible. China emerged onto the world stage in the 1970s by opening up their country to foreign businesses. Over the past half-century, we’ve witnessed double-digit economic growth, led by the […]
Efficient Market Hypothesis: Understanding a Key Principle of Modern Finance
Efficient Market Hypothesis: Understanding a Key Principle of Modern Finance The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), a fundamental concept in modern financial theory, is premised on the idea that financial markets are ‘informationally efficient.’ At any given time, stock market prices accurately reflect all available information, making it impossible to outperform the aggregate market using information […]
Social Media Trends: Does Mania Give Insight Into Investment Decisions?
Social Media Trends: Does Mania Give Insight Into Investment Decisions? While I am personally not a huge fan, social media can be a good thing. It’s good for connecting with old friends, sharing pics of the kids with family separated by distance, and for both networking and entertainment purposes. And while it very well may […]
Stock Breakout Coming Soon: Weekly Market Update for September 15, 2023, from DeWayne Hall
Weekly Market Update for September 15, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Stock Breakout Coming Soon Well, we’re waiting. Stocks remain in a tightening range between SPX 4,330 and 4,540, and a stock breakout in either direction should determine the direction for the remainder of the year. Which way will the stock breakout go? It’s starting to […]
The Stock Market Bull Run Continues: Weekly Market Update for August 31, 2023, from DeWayne Hall
Weekly Market Update for August 31, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: The Stock Market Bull Run Continues What a difference a couple of weeks make. We’ve been range-bound between the S&P 500 4,300 and 4,600 levels for the better part of the summer, needing a breakout in either direction to tell us where we’re headed for […]
SPX Levels Impact Investment Strategy: Weekly Market Update for August 25, 2023, from DeWayne Hall
Weekly Market Update for August 25, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: SPX Levels Impact Investment Strategy The U.S. stock market is pulling back from sixteen-month highs. So far, the word benign best defines this retreat, as the S&P 500 bounced off our critical line in the sand. That’s good news for the bulls, for now, and […]
A Simple Primer on Investment Dividends
Understanding investment dividends can help you make wise decisions that maximize your assets when you need them most.
Weekly Market Update for April 21, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Stock Market
Is the latest stock market bull run nearing its end? DeWayne shares what he’s watching in this week’s market update.
Know Your Terminology: The Difference Between Investing and Trading
Know Your Terminology: The Difference Between Investing and Trading If you want to become a sophisticated investor (or at least sound like one), you need to learn the language. It’s the lingo that matters, and you need to know and understand the basic language investment advisors and professional traders speak. Learning the language will not only help […]