Investor Profiles by Level of Patience
“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient” Warren Buffett Our old pal Warren is right on the money. But as in everything else in life, there’s…
Category: Investing
Your broker is not your pal
Your broker is not your pal. I hold part of my portfolio on an online broker called eToro. eToro is special among online brokers in that users can talk to each other through something…
The uncomfortable truth about why market timing simply doesn’t work
And why anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar or an idiot All the authorless citations in this article are from the book: “The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid…
Why is it essential you know your risk tolerance before you invest a single dollar
One subject that comes up a lot in my conversations with friends and family is that of risk. There is a lot of misunderstanding of what risk is, especially in regards to buying stocks.…
11 Best Ways to Lose Money in the Stock Market
Making money in the stock market can be as easy as regularly investing in a broad market index fund and letting it run for a very, very long while. But who wants to passively…
What are your reasons not to invest in the stock market?
Investing in stocks can be a good way to grow long-term wealth, wouldn’t you agree? The stock market has returned an average of 7% per year over its lifetime, so if you had $1,000,000…
How different monthly investments can affect your future wealth
According to a Gallup poll, a staggering low number of 37% Americans younger than 35 are invested in the stock market. Sure, I get it, the 2008 financial crisis happened and people lost confidence.…
How to get started investing in the stock market
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the stock market. In this post, I want to show you the different ways you can invest in it. I will focus in…
Why investors are their own worst enemy: behavioral biases in investing
Investors have biases that influence their decisions They invest when the market has gone up — and therefore when the chances of it going further up have decreased. And of course, they sell at…
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