Investment Strategy
Cryptocurrencies are one of today's hottest asset classes to invest in. Bitcoin in particular has soared in price from pennies to thousands of dollars per unit in just a few years. But is it all a bubble, like the Dotcom era or tulip mania? Or is this just the start of something bigger, or even revolutionary? I don't have the answers to those … [Read more...]
Share buybacks, also known as share repurchases, describe when a public company buys back some of its own shares and therefore reduces the total number of shares outstanding. This is a topic that I frequently see misunderstood by investors, and there are a lot of reasonable questions like: Why would a company buy back its own shares? Do … [Read more...]
There are a lot of kooky claims about pink Himalayan salt. 84 Trace Minerals? The most common claim that you'll find across the internet is that it contains "84 trace minerals" for your body. It's a meme at this point- almost every source will say the same number, 84. Not 85. Not 83. But specifically 84! Like most false or dubious … [Read more...]
Investing in blue chip stocks that pay growing dividends is one of the most consistent ways to build both passive income and serious wealth. For example, this chart is from a study analyzing a four-decade period: Source: Oppenheimer Funds As you can see, blue chip dividend stocks aren't just for retirees. Investing in them is a powerful … [Read more...]
I recently posted an article about the importance of investing internationally, along with some of the common pitfalls that investors make when doing so. In short, developed international indices often concentrate in Japan, and emerging markets international indices often concentrate in China, simply due to market-cap weighting. Adding another … [Read more...]