Fact or Unrealistic

Fact or Unrealistic

I have started to check out the home page of MSN lately.  There is a lot of questionable stuff on there.  There is a stock review company that has a lot of articles on there.  Being interested in stocks, I checked them out several times.  I have to say that they give...
Why don’t young people invest?

Why don’t young people invest?

I was talking with a couple of Mutual Fund Sales people the other day.  One of them asked the question: Why is it so hard to get people to start investing?  Especially younger (under 40) people who have the greatest investment tool there is TIME. I didn’t have a...
Dealing in Crypto. (without being Scammed)

Dealing in Crypto. (without being Scammed)

There is a lot of talk about cryptocurrencies these days.  I do not own any cryptocurrencies directly.  I leave that to my sons.  My oldest got into Bitcoin when it was under $10,000.00.  He is the only person that I know personally, who has done well in direct Crypto...
Evaluating a Mutual Fund

Evaluating a Mutual Fund

I had a friend ask me today if  I could give my opinion on a Mutual Fund.  It was raining, so I had time to do the research.  They sent me the link to the fund, and I got started.  Just about every Fund prospectus will give you a ton of information.  Where they...
Wouldn’t trade without them!!

Wouldn’t trade without them!!

Picking winning stocks is a tough game.  I have heard that if you can get 60% accurate, you make money.  That is not a seemly high percentage.  But it is tough to get there.  There are several criteria that you can use to evaluate a stock.  You can use Fundamentals,...
What is a Dividend

What is a Dividend

After my Post of Oct 10th I have had several emails that wanted more info on Dividends.  So here goes. Where do Dividends come from? Dividends come from the Profit a company makes.  That money can be directed in one of 3 ways. They are: Research and Development,...