If you walk through Tokyo's Kabutocho district, you'll find yourself in the heart of Japanese finance. This is Japan's Wall Street, home to the Tokyo Stock Exchange - the world's third-largest stock exchange with a market cap of $7.59 trillion as of October 2025. Only the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and Shanghai exchanges are […]
Every investor wants the stocks they pick to grow - but what does that actually mean? If an investor picks a stock that grows 5% over one year but the S&P 500 grows 6%, your investment actually grows less than if you had just invested into an ETF that tracks the market as a whole. […]
What Is an Expense Ratio? An expense ratio is the percentage of your investment that a fund takes as a management fee. If you own an ETF or index fund, you're paying someone to manage it. That someone is usually a big asset manager like Vanguard, BlackRock, or State Street. The expense ratio covers things […]
There are hundreds of thousands, possibly even millions, of businesses of all different sizes all throughout the world. The vast majority of these businesses and companies are privately owned by individuals, families, partnerships, sometimes even private investors. The problem? As a regular investor, it’s difficult to gain access to these companies, as there's no simple […]
Americans Are Moving Money Overseas In 2025, U.S. investors invested a record amount into foreign assets. Why? Uncertainty at home. Between tariff chaos in April 2025 and a weakening dollar (down 8% against the Euro in 2025), investors are looking for stability. Europe in particular has attracted many investors, as its markets are making a […]
Why $2,000 Is Your First Money Goal Everybody wants to be an investor - but there’s one crucial thing you need to learn hot to do before investing your first dollar: Save. Why? Saving is the backbone of your finances - it creates healthy money habits that allow you to invest successfully later. Not only […]
The Nintendo Switch 2 sold 3.5 million units in its first four days back in 2025. Thousands lined up outside GameStop and Best Buy. The result? Nintendo's market cap jumped $39 billion. But this isn't just about Nintendo - it's about a massive shift happening across gaming. As more people play video games, companies building […]
Stock market investing can feel like learning a new language. Wall Street throws around terms like "bull market," "P/E ratio," and "market cap" as if everyone speaks fluent finance. But here's the thing: you don't need an MBA to understand these terms. And a lot of them are actually much simpler to understand than it […]
All investors want one thing: To get paid. The question becomes - how do you actually get paid? You can buy low, and sell high, which is a common way for investors to earn money. But there’s lots of different ways that investors can earn money - some of them pay you just for holding […]
AI is consuming tons of power - that’s leading to a power problem for data centers. At the same time, something else is happening: The U.S. is reindustrializing its defense here in the U.S. Plus, more countries are turning to nuclear power as it may be a consistent power solution. All of these things share […]
