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  • Bank Collapses Are a Good Thing for Megacap Stocks

    You would think banks failing would cause bad returns in the stock market due to the economic and financial implications that result when banks fail. But that’s not the case for Megacap Stock at the moment. In the last three months – Meta, NVIDIA, and Tesla have notched huge gains, with huge spikes around March…

  • Banks and Crypto – What’s the Buzz?

    So there’s been a ton of news about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in the news. Let me tell you why it doesn’t matter. Even though a bank failure is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly, the troubled banks failing are not mega banks like Citi, JP Morgan, or Wells…

  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Other Indexes Explained

    I’ve been meaning to write this article topic for a while. Nothing like getting a kick in the ass from Scott Jackson to pump this one out. Let’s get started The major US stock market indexes are a set of indices that track the performance of the US stock market. Here are the explanations of…

  • The Week Ahead

    Markets are coming off a winning week. The biggest question is – will that continue? Monday kicks off a big week for your money. Most companies have reported earnings thus far, but a few still remain to do so. I will be watching Oracle (ORCL) and BJs Wholesale (BJ) both of report on Thursday 3/9.…

  • Diversification and Single Stock Risk

    A good friend, Mr. Jackson, asked me how he could invest his savings into Tesla stock so I told him I would write an article on his behalf explaining the importance of diversification. Don’t get me wrong taking single stock risks is a great way to obtain excess returns in the market. You shouldn’t expose…

  • Passive vs. Active Investing: Which was is for you?

    Let’s start out with comparing the two: Passive investing and active investing are two different approaches to investing that investors can choose from. Passive investing is a strategy that seeks to match the performance of a particular market or index, such as the S&P 500, rather than trying to outperform it. Passive investors typically invest…

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