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The difference between the price a company pays for another company and the net worth is intended to represent the present valueThe value today of a stated amount of money you receive in the future. It is calculated by dividing the stated amount of money by 1 + the interest rate adjusted for the length of time, t, between th... More of future profits.

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7 Must-Know Stock Market Sell Signals August 4, 2020

Before we talk about the specific indicators that would signify stock market sell signals, we must understand why we bought each stock in the first place. The simple theory of ‘buy low, sell high’ seems practically very easy, but the reality of the situation is much more complex. When investors look to spend their hard […]

Brandon Smith

Why I Don’t Hold the All Seasons Portfolio July 21, 2020

The All Seasons Portfolio reports amazing statistics about its returns. I’d never heard of the All Seasons Portfolio, so had to check it out. As I’ll discuss in more detail, it is an asset allocation strategy with more than 50% of the portfolio allocated to US government bonds. In this current environment of low interest […]

Susie Q

Don’t Make these Financial Mistakes July 7, 2020

The world is going through a very difficult phase. Everywhere we are hearing that we need to get adjusted to the ‘new normal’. Nothing is normal as it used to be. Children are not able to go to schools. Most people are working from home. Healthcare professionals are working day and night for the recovery […]

Good Nelly

Selecting Stocks with a Score June 23, 2020

My husband really likes selecting stocks with a score, the Piotroski score in particular. Briefly, Professor Piotroski created a set of nine financial ratios that contribute to the score. If a company meets a certain criterion and has favorable results on 8 or 9 of the ratios, his analysis indicates that the company’s stock is […]

Susie Q

Picking Stocks Using Pictures June 9, 2020

Technical analysts select companies for their portfolio based on patterns in stock prices. That is, it allows them to enhance their process of picking stocks by using pictures. This approach is very different from some of the others I’ve discussed, as buy and sell decisions are based in large part on these patterns and less […]

Susie Q