Finance professionals and investors like to throw around ten-dollar words a LOT. It makes them feel good about themselves and seem smarter than they probably actually are. Alpha is one of those words. Let me explain what alpha is in terms of investing. What is Alpha? Alpha is simply a Read more…
Fees are a really big deal in the investing world. For the past several years there has been a race to the bottom for companies reducing their investing fees. In fact, now there are a lot of trading platforms that do not charge fees at all (for given types of Read more…
Investing can seem really daunting. There are sooooo many different things to consider. And sadly, financial professionals have a habit of using ten-dollar words and speaking over the heads of their audiences in order to make themselves sound smarter than they probably are. But not here. Let me explain (in Read more…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is something that you have probably seen on the evening news or heard about on the radio during the news section. It might seem like a big financial topic that only the elite financiers know about, but it really isn’t too difficult. So let me Read more…
Investing. It can be a really complicated topic. Nearly everyone has an opinion about it as well. Everyone from Warren Buffett to your own Uncle Craig who thinks he knows what he is talking about because he knew that Microsoft would be a great company before anyone else did. People Read more…
Index funds. One of the most widely used and popular investment vehicles. For most investors, they can be the bread and butter of the investing process. Most of us have heard of the importance ofthem as being part of our portfolios. However, most people don’t actually know what an index Read more…