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Growth Stocks — Factor Style Investing Series: Part 2

Growth Stocks — Factor Style Investing Series: Part 2

Famed investor Phillip Fisher once said, “I think it is more conservative in the long run to be in a company that is really progressing and really has an edge.” And if rings true with you, then this week's article will certainly be of interest as it will focus on

Value Investing — Factor Style Investing Series: Part 1

Value Investing — Factor Style Investing Series: Part 1

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's business partner and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is known for his sharp wit and no-nonsense investment philosophy. Munger once quipped that all intelligent investing is value investing—acquiring more than you are paying for. Value investing today fits into a paradigm today known as factor-style

Fear And Greed Index — How It Works & How To Use It

Fear And Greed Index — How It Works & How To Use It

TLDR — See our Fear and Greed Index here. Just yesterday, a fake photograph of an explosion near the Pentagon spread like wildfire across social networks, briefly sending stocks lower in what was the first market movement caused by an AI-generated image. While this certainly lends itself to the discussion of

Sudden Wealth Makes Men Less Likely To Divorce—It's The Opposite For Women, New Study Finds

Sudden Wealth Makes Men Less Likely To Divorce—It's The Opposite For Women, New Study Finds

This may come as no surprise: a wealth or liquidity event makes you more attractive—and it’s now backed by science. Generally speaking, a new wealth or liquidity event makes men more likely to marry and have kids and less likely to divorce. But the same research says it’

ETF vs. Mutual Fund — What's The Difference & Which Should I Consider

ETF vs. Mutual Fund — What's The Difference & Which Should I Consider

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become an increasingly popular investment vehicle in recent years. As of 2021, there were over 7,000 ETFs available globally, with a total net asset value of over $9 trillion. An ETF is a type of investment fund that is traded on a stock exchange and

Dividend Data Matters — How & When You Receive Dividends

Dividend Data Matters — How & When You Receive Dividends

When it comes to dividend investing or even just having companies in your portfolio that pay a dividend, there's specific dividend data that you need to be paying attention to. In the article we'll go over the key dividend data that you need to watch: 1. The Declaration Date 2.

What Lies Beneath—Hidden Risk In The Banking Crisis

What Lies Beneath—Hidden Risk In The Banking Crisis

Coming off of our last post on how interest rate swaps and FX swaps are a banking crisis in the making, we felt it necessary to give a deeper dive into how a swap transaction works so readers can understand exactly where the risk lies. In a whitepaper published by

Interest Rate Derivatives - The Crisis In The Making

Interest Rate Derivatives - The Crisis In The Making

It may seem a bit dramatic to label a developing banking crisis as a potential financial Armageddon, but then again, maybe it isn't. Off the news of the Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell raising the interest rate on federal funds an additional 25 basis points yesterday, the implications rising interest

Financial Education — Shocking Insights: You Need To Act Now

Financial Education — Shocking Insights: You Need To Act Now

What Is Financial Education? Financial education refers to the knowledge and understanding of how money works and how to make it work for you. It includes understanding and managing personal finances, such as budgeting, saving, investing, and protecting assets. It also involves understanding financial products and services, such as credit

The No. 1 Action Americans Do To Build Financial Independence

The No. 1 Action Americans Do To Build Financial Independence

If making more money is a primary focus for you this year, it makes it worthwhile to see what up-and-coming Americans are doing to make their way even closer to financial independence. In the Your Money survey, over 2 million people were surveyed on what they did to build wealth—