Becoming an Investor
2019 is the 50th year anniversary since the United States put man on the moon. I though this would be the perfect year to read and know more about a man who actually walked on the moon. No Dream Is…
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I was recently listening to Mohnish Pabrai, a value investor, talk about how funeral businesses have the lowest failure rates. Here are some of the important points that Pabrai made while talking about funeral business: The population continues to grow,…
This past month, I listened to 3 audiobooks, and I found 2 of them to be very informative: "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner and "100 Baggers: Stocks That Return 100-To-1 And How To Find Them" by…
This month, Boeing's 737 Max jets were banned by the United States and 30 other countries after 2 fatal airplane crashes that brought the death toll up to 346 people. After the ban, Boeing stock came tumbling down. As of…
In my previous blog post, I talked about how to trade the news with directional bias. In this post, I will talk about how to trade the news with non-directional bias. Non-directional bias stems from the fact that an important…
In second half of December 2018, the stock market experienced lots of uncertainty. With the market being up one day and down the next, speculators do not know how to position themselves. It looks like volatility is back and it…
Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, said that investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike. According to Ben Graham, there are 4 business principles that an intelligent investor should follow to increase his/her chances of success. Graham…
While learning about value investing, one of the first concepts that I had to understand was the difference between price and value. This is the core concept that differentiates value investors from everyone else. Let's talk about this in detail.…
With the recent decline in the US stock market, I decided to do some research to figure out the health of the US Economy. Using the 4 indicators that I mention below, we can gauge how well the US Economy…
Imagine getting paid interest everyday for holding onto a trade. You don't need to be actively trading or constantly looking at the market - all you need to do is HOLD! When I was learning to trade Foreign Exchange, I…
Have you ever wondered how much influence can one country actually have on the world? Let's see how much influence the United States has on the workings of foreign countries. This influence gets stronger by the day due to globalization.…
You might have heard the phrase "strong dollar" and "weak dollar" thrown around by media outlets. What does that actually mean? We discussed in a previous blog post the implication of "strong dollar" and "weak dollar" on economies; if you…
I have traded Stocks, Options, and Foreign Exchange (Forex). I have scalped the EUR/USD pair, and I have spent numerous hours looking at chart patterns on various time frames for that perfect swing trade opportunity. I have made countless trading…
If you were wondering how the next stock market sell-off would take place, the answer is probably staring at you in your face with these tariffs that US President Trump has decided to put on Chinese imports. Some of you…
I am sure all of you have heard US President Donald Trump accuse China of manipulating China's currency. He claims that China devalues its currency in order to stay competitive. Let's break that down and see how and why China…
United States is a Superpower, and everyone wants to be a part of this wealth creating machine. In order to fully utilize this machine, it is important to know the impact that foreign countries have on the US Economy. At…
Now that the US stock market is at an all time high, you might be wondering when is this mania going to end? It's been about 10 years since the great recession of 2007. When I see the market tick…
Ever since Jack Welch left, it seems that GE just can't seem to be that blue chip that it once used to be. Some claim that Jack Welch is the reason why GE is in this tough position. They say…
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