Robert Champlin
The term “hedge funds” is thrown around all the time. Maybe you know all about them or maybe you have no idea what one is. More likely, you kinda know they’re like a mutual fund, but also different somehow. You know what hedging is. But not hedge funds, per se. …
Risk tolerance, in investing, is a measurement of an investor’s resilience in the face of adverse events. Over a long enough timeline, an investor will be tested at least once. The riskier the investment, the more often, and more severe, they may be tested. Planning for and understanding how you …
In our fast-paced world, personal investment can go a long way in helping you achieve financial security. It is crucial to look into private investments to build wealth. Personal investments help avoid financial hurdles. This list of examples may help you decide what type of personal investments are best for …
Stock picking involves actively choosing stocks to invest in with the goal of earning greater returns than would be earned with a passive strategy (e.g. index funds). Many investors open brokerage accounts for stock picking, but very few live up to their own expectations. Over the course of decades, index …
When you buy a stock your money ultimately goes to the seller through an intermediary (who takes its share). The seller might be the company itself but is more likely another investor. When you are new to investing. you might have a lot of questions. It is important for you …
No, not for long anyhow. There isn’t enough short volume to depress prices for more than a few days. Shorting a stock, or “short selling” refers to making money on stock when its price is falling. The process is pretty simple. An investor borrows shares of stock, sells them, and …
There are many different categories of stocks. Every characteristic that a stock or company has qualifies it for a certain category. In fact, any single stock or company probably belongs to several different categories. Investors group stocks into different “types” to make sense of them and to understand how they …