STOCK MARKETS What is a Stock Market? A stock market is a secondary market where shares of listed companies trade. It can be a formal exchange, such as the NYSE or Toronto Stock Market, or an Over-The-Counter Exchange, like the NASDAQ. Why Stock Markets Exist Raising Capital In free-market economies, stock markets (or stock exchanges) […]
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Are Stocks Cheap or Expensive?
Although I expect the market to take a breather and potentially correct during the first quarter, I do not believe that stocks are in bubble territory. The first chart shows the long term S&P500 trend with standard deviation bands above and below. By this measure stocks are not extended much above the long term log […]
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Shorting Stocks
SHORTING STOCKS What is a Short Stock? Short-selling a stock, known commonly as “shorting stocks” or just “short stock”, is the opposite of buying a stock or shares in a company. When an investor short-sells a stock, they borrow shares from their broker’s account or their broker borrows shares from another investor, and then the […]
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STOCKS Investing in Stocks (Equities) An investment in stocks, formally referred as equity investing, represents purchasing an ownership stake in a corporation. When someone purchases a stock they are buying a claim on the company’s assets and earnings. Buying & Selling Stock Shares When a corporation needs to raise capital to expand the business, they […]
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Review of 2017 Trends
2017 Trend Outlook In January I wrote about the trends I felt would impact 2017. With the half way point in the year I thought it would be a good exercise to review the trends identified. Economic Growth USA – I believe the US expansion is late in the cycle and will see an acceleration […]
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Review of 2017 Trends
In January I wrote about the trends I felt would impact 2017. With the half way point in the year I thought it would be a good exercise to review the trends identified. Economic Growth USA – I believe the US expansion is late in the cycle and will see an acceleration of growth. The […]
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Random Thoughts on South America – Part 2
I am still in South America, Argentina to be exact. It is probably unfair to make generalizations about a nation’s business prospects with only a short visit but I plan to do so anyways. If the Jim Roger’s Border Theory is true, the theory suggests you can tell whether a country is worth investing in […]
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2017 Trends
After having a month to read many outlooks and reports about the upcoming year I have determined these are the trends I believe will continue for the remainder of 2017. 1. Economic Growth USA – I believe the US expansion is late in the cycle and will see an acceleration of growth. The USD will […]
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