The stock market has been quite volatile lately. Take a look at the VIX (a highly used market volatility indicator) for the past month and you can see that that volatility has been increasing. Today’s world is more complex than ever. We have the war in Ukraine, supply chain issues that are continually getting worse… Continue reading Investing in Volatile Markets
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Another Covid Crash – What Should You Do?
Another Covid Crash – What Should You Do? Simple answer: Keep Investing There has recently been reporting of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron. Market reaction has been mixed to negative and the market has been choppy these recent weeks. With worries about whether this new variant could be the new dominant strain and if… Continue reading Another Covid Crash – What Should You Do?
Yay or Nay: AgroFresh Solutions
DISCLOSURE: THE AUTHOR HOLDS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IN OWN PORTFOLIO. Summary AgroFresh (the Company) receives a Yay rating due to an impressive product portfolio, strong financial profile, and aligned management and board. Our target range is $7.54 – 8.74 per share. Valuation Know that everyone wants to get to the bones first so I’m switching… Continue reading Yay or Nay: AgroFresh Solutions
Yay or Nay: Griffon Corporation
Summary Griffon Corporation (“Company”, “Griffon”) is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in New York City. The company conducts its operations through five subsidiaries: The AMES Companies, ClosetMaid, Clopay Building Products, CornellCookson, and Telephonics Corporation. Griffon has been publicly traded since 1961 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as a component stock of the S&P SmallCap 600, S&P Composite 1500, and Russell 2000 indices. Griffon operates as a diversified management… Continue reading Yay or Nay: Griffon Corporation
The Truth about Leveraged ETFs
If you’ve already done your research on leveraged ETFs, you may have seen those articles advocating that holding these ETFs long-term isn’t a good idea. Well, we’re about to prove that myth wrong by looking at some hard data. So how did this myth propagate? It all started with this formula: Without getting too much… Continue reading The Truth about Leveraged ETFs
The Value of Real Estate
We talk a lot about stocks and companies on this site, but what about real estate? Everyone seems to think real estate is mysterious and its value comes out of thin air but believe it or not, valuing real estate is similar to valuing companies. At the end of the day, when it comes to… Continue reading The Value of Real Estate
Yay or Nay: General Mills
Bitcoin, SPACs, Tesla… There’s so much hype in the current market and stocks seem to just keep going up. But, what if we told you, there was an under the radar company that doesn’t even do much with technology that you should add to you your portfolio. Let me introduce you to General Mills (Ticker:… Continue reading Yay or Nay: General Mills
Crazy Income Strategy
This is going to be a short article, but I’d like to share a great income strategy for those who are dabbling in options trading. If you’re learning about options as I am, you’re probably familiar with covered call writing as this is a very basic strategy great for beginners. Typically when we write calls,… Continue reading Crazy Income Strategy
Lazy Portfolio for Life
There’s no such thing as the perfect portfolio, but we sure can build a simple one that can last the test of time. There are many different approaches, but for this example, we are going to assume the following statements based on historical data (but no guarantee on future returns). 1.Stocks generate higher yields than… Continue reading Lazy Portfolio for Life
Wall Street Will Hate You for Knowing This
Now that we got the clickbait title out of the way, let’s elaborate. Recently, I’ve been paper-trading an account to test a new options strategy called the wheel since the beginning of this week. The account was initially setup with $100,000 in cash and I managed to generate $1,274 this week alone. Assuming I can… Continue reading Wall Street Will Hate You for Knowing This