Selling low destroys wealth

… put to work making money.
Look at the big picture
To decide what to do, look at the evidence, not emotions, and consider the bigger picture. Consider employment trends, as well as house sales and prices. Ask?
Are jobs, sales, and prices going up or down?
What do auto sales trends say?
Do you see …

Smart investors use smart diversification

… make regular contributions to their future. Realistically review your income and what you can do to improve it. How much more can you give to your future?
Employment
How secure is your employment? Is there anything you can or want to do about improving it?
Employer
Consider how secure your employer is in both the …

Unlock market patterns with chart reading

… and quantity of the value factors.
For a business, that means looking at the financial statements and the financial health of competitors and markets. The overall picture considers the economy, interest rates, earnings, employment, GDP, housing, auto sales, and manufacturing production.
And it must carefully consider management.
The final determination of intrinsic value looks at

Market indicators cut the noise

Key market indicators cut the noise and give market direction signals. Those indicators are employment, auto sales, house prices, and the FED fund rate. Together, those indicators demonstrate that you, me, and everybody else have a huge economic impact! We count because we spend lots of money! Our economic impact shows as these 4 key …

Former FED Chair, Ben Bernanke knows booming & busting

… plays a vital role in regulating bank operations to ensure the safety and stability of the financial system. This economic cornerstone establishes monetary policy to promote prosperity, employment and maintain an efficient and dependable payment system.Monetary policy activity includes setting interest rates, influencing the short-term market through Treasury trading, and adjusting bank reserve …

FED billions bounced depression

… investment-grade packages.When exposed, the widespread scam caused a market crash, jobs disappeared, and credit froze in the Financial Crisis of 2007-08. Millions lost homes, employment, and businesses. Only massive government intervention and stimulus funding prevented a depression.The lingering economic and social effects persisted for over a decade, complicating the pandemic and

Investing can be fun, interesting and slow

… any time during stock market hours, so they can buy or sell shares positions as they please without disrupting markets.
Why have stock markets?
Stock markets increase employment and prosperity by playing two critical roles in capitalism.First, they help companies raise money or capital to grow, expand, and increase employment. Companies sell ownership shares …

Laws and ethics beat investors

… According to some who cite markets tilted to favor the scheme with their unfair trading advantages and market manipulation, high frequency trading is unethical.
While laws and regulations set expectations in health, safety, employment, and environmental standards, moral and ethical challenges are something else. Evolving moral and ethical issues will continue challenging investors, service …

Market risks from headline news

… a headline maker or influencer
Social media trends, churn and ferment

News from everywhere matters
One type of news that directly impacts stock markets is economic news. Employment, housing markets, manufacturing output, retail sales, and overall financial performance reports matter to the market. Investors typically watch for positive economic data, which signals higher potential earnings …