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Gold has been around longer than any stock market, any currency, and any central bank. Unlike a stock, it doesn't pay a dividend, and it doesn't produce earnings. And yet, some of the biggest institutions in the world - banks, central banks, private equity firms - keep buying more of it. Why? Gold does something […]
Most people think the only way to make money in the stock market is to buy low and sell high. That's one way - but it's not the only way… Some companies actually pay you - in cash - just for holding their stock. That payment is called a dividend. And once you understand how […]
The stock market is like any other business - it’s only open during certain times of the day. That’s right - stocks have business hours. These hours determine when you can buy and sell shares of public companies. Knowing what time the stock market opens - and closes - is one of the very first […]
Most people think you need thousands of dollars to buy stocks, or a finance degree. Or a fancy broker you can call 24/7, 365. None of that is true. You can open an investing app right now and buy shares in a company in seconds. Instead of just eating at Chipotle, you can own Chipotle. […]
Businesses make a lot of money. But, businesses also have a lot of expenses that they must pay - many are unavoidable. Things like taxes or interest on debt they’ve taken out to grow must be paid. Profits can look a lot smaller after all of those things, and for some investors, it can cloud […]
There's a company in the space sector that most investors have never heard of - and it's quietly outperforming the S&P 500 in 2026. Here’s the thing: It's not sending rockets to the moon and it's not imaging the Earth from orbit. It builds the parts that go inside spacecraft - the hardware that makes […]
The Nasdaq Composite - one of the major indexes that investors turn to for a daily gut check on how tech stocks are doing. In fact, over 60% of the stock market index is tech stocks. What does that mean? For the most part, tech stocks sometimes have a high growth potential. High growth could […]
Many investors don’t realize that public companies have to file several important documents with the SEC. These documents tell investors everything they need to know about a company - from how leadership is changing to how revenue is moving by quarter or year. But there are few different statements that help investors understand what is […]
When you first start investing, a million dollars feels so far away. But the reality is: Becoming a millionaire by retirement isn’t actually as impossible as it may seem. And it does not require a lucky break, a hot stock tip, or a large inheritance. Investors that retire with wealth over 1 million dollars did […]
Let’s face it: No one likes paying taxes. But not paying taxes is kind of illegal…Not kind of, very illegal. So, as you’re making money in your life and dealing with taxes, you need to learn the difference between two terms: Tax evasion: This is when you flat out do not pay your taxes - […]
