Category Archives: Finance Articles
Value Investment Philosophy
Different sources define value investing differently. Some say value investing is the investment philosophy that favors the purchase of stocks that are currently selling at low price-to-book ratios and have high dividend yields. Others say value investing is all about … Continue reading
Psychology in Investing
America will continue to be the land of opportunity and regardless of what course our economy takes over the next few years, it’s likely that investment opportunities will be numerous and attractive. Companies driven by the ever increasing advancements in … Continue reading
Passing Financial Practices
In our world of “keeping up with the joneses”, it’s an everyday struggle to resist buying the latest, greatest toy to wow our neighbors with. But how did we come to be this way? If you’re a Baby Boomer, your … Continue reading
Eastman Kodak Research
It’s simply amazing that ten years into the digital revolution, Eastman Kodak is trying to figure out what business they are in. For decades Kodak dominated the chemically based photographic process. You shoot a roll of film, and then you … Continue reading
Investment Mistakes to Avoid
Smart people sometimes make dumb mistakes when it comes to investing. Part of the reason for this, I guess, is that most people don’t have the time to learn what they need to know to make good decisions. Another reason … Continue reading
Buy or Sell?
The mechanism of buying and selling is quite easy. It is as easy as pressing a button in front of your computer screen. The question of when investors should buy and sell warrant a more detailed analysis. When to sell: … Continue reading
Money Skills for the Youth
How many times have you told your kids, “Money doesn’t grow on trees”? Eventually, your children are going to have to learn that getting the things they want requires some effort. The sooner you instill this concept in your child’s … Continue reading
Stocks Basics
Hollywood loves the stock market. The chaos of the stock exchange floor, the tension of boiler room day-trading, devious power brokers making back room deals; it all makes for great drama. Then you have the true-to-life stock market stories in … Continue reading
Truly Diversified?
When more than 1 million college graduates entered the work force last fall, they began the first of what could be seven job moves during a 40-year working career, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics1. In fact, according to … Continue reading
Value Investing
With roots that date back to the 1930s, value investing is a price-driven discipline that seeks companies whose shares are selling at a discount to their true, or intrinsic, value. While growth-oriented investors focus on firms whose earnings are growing … Continue reading