Women are on track to become richer in the coming decades. How they invest it will move markets, because Women Invest Differently Than Men and Get Better Results. In this blog, I present an article written by Pip Wilson, an Angel investor, and CEO of Amicable. The stubborn refusal of the gender pay gap to […]
Successful trading is achieved by eliminating the emotional risk. You can do so by neutralising your expectations about what the market will or will not do at any given moment or in any given situation. You can do this by being willing to think from the market’s perspective. Remember, the market is always communicating in […]
Mark Douglas #6 A common error among unsuccessful traders, and that is usually why they are unsuccessful, is that they go through the exercise of convincing themselves that they are right before they get into a trade because the alternative (being wrong) is simply unacceptable to them. They just don’t like being wrong. Mark Douglas […]
Mark Douglas 5 Mark Douglas presents what separates the best traders from everyone else. The difference is not what they do or when they do it, but rather how they think about their own actions and how they are thinking when they do it. According to Mark, in order to be a consistent, winning trader, […]
Mark Douglas #4 This post is a continuation of the previous ones. What is Mark Douglas teaching us in his book Trading in the Zone? If you are a little bit confused about what you should do, I can understand why. Let us see if we can bring some clarity. Douglas is telling you that […]
Mark Douglas #3 Every trader must know that when you place a trade in the financial markets, you are taking risks. What the outcome will be is simply not 100 % sure. The best traders take the risk and have also learned to accept and embrace that risk. The best traders don’t care if they […]
Mark Douglas #2 Remember that trading is short-term. And with proper risk management, it is possible to lose several trades in a row, and eventually have a profitable investment that will cover the losses of the previous trades, and make you additional profits on top of that. That is possible if you practice proper risk […]
One classic book for traders is “Trading in the Zone “by Mark Douglas. It teaches us important lessons regarding trading psychology, which will help us with the mental game of trading and investing. I came across some interesting perspectives and summaries of Douglas’s work, which I want to share with you. Let us explore what […]
What to do during a crisis? Today, I want to share what I learned from one my mentors. And, as I always do, I add my own experience to this and combine with knowledge from other experts in the field of investing and trading. What I am about to share is not easy, but the […]
Now, I want to share some insights with you regarding indexes. The Dow 30, commonly referred to as the "Dow," or the "Dow Jones Industrial Average,", is an American stock market index tracking 30 large, publicly traded companies The combined stock price of these 30 large, publicly traded companies determines the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Warren Buffet is one of the most famous investors of our time. If you have had put in 1000 USD in his company when he started the investment business, your investment would have had a value of 17 million today Let us dig into seven of his investing principles for long-term buy and hold investing […]
This takeaway is about money management! Dr. Alexander Elder points out that your priorities when constructing a money management system should be: Survival Steady returns High returns Survival always comes first, according to Alexander. That is, focus on preserving your capital before trying to get high returns. When doing short-term trading, a rule to follow […]
4:45 - One indicator to rule them all? I haven’t talked about indicators so far in this blog. Let us take a step back When you are looking for trades or investments, there are two types of analysis. Fundamental analysis, and technical analysis. Dependent upon what you are doing, whether it is short-term trading, or […]
2:56, keep your emotions in check Keeping your emotions under control is essential for successful investing and trading. Buying because of fear of missing out, revenge trading or other actions based on emotions usually just cause losses. Elder says “you may have to spend just as much time analysing yourself as you spend analysing the markets” […]
Today, I'll share with you an interesting framing of Alexander Elder’s book “TRADING FOR A LIVING”. Many people insist they want to become rich and successful through investing or trading, and seek constant thrills through short term gains. That is, they gamble in order to get short term benefits. This is setting yourself up for […]
Let us talk a little bit about the axis of risk. If you imagine a horizontal line, and on this line, we will mark and label different items across this line, all the way across from left to right. all the way to the left, we have what we call markets. This can for example be […]
Have you ever heard someone talking about a great investment opportunity? Have you ever gotten a tip? Can I share a tip with you regarding investing? Since you are still listening, I’ll go. Never take a tip from anyone, that is a tip But if you do take a tip, do your own research Why? If someone knows […]
Investing must be done properly You need a strategy. If you have listened to the previous episodes, you might have heard me saying that a couple of times. I still mention it because it is very important What I prefer is not get in at the top. When the prices go up, the general public get what […]
Have you ever heard about Warren Buffet? An American investor, business tycoon, and philanthropist, He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of US$71.8 billion.. Impressive, right? I looked up positions in his portfolio. Where there some common trends among many of the assets? Yeah. There […]
Have you asked yourself? "Can I be successful with making money by investing and trading in the financial market?" You might want certainty that you can be successful. The answer to the question is Yes, you can! ...and it depends on you. Let me explain success requires commitment Commitment is doing what you said you would, long after the […]
Abundance of money Opportunity is just a transfer of wealth from those who are unprepared, to those who are prepared That is why good habits around managing money is important. Are you setting aside a fixed amount or a fixed percentage of your income every month? Do you have a plan for these savings? The truth […]
Takeaway number 5 – 12:27 5 traits of the reversed tenbagger If you listened in to the previous episode, you might remember what a tenbagger is. It is an investment you made in which the price has risen to 10x your purchasing price. A reverse tenbagger would be a stock where the price has dropped drastically. Many players are looking for a way to […]
10 traits of the Tenbagger “Tenbagger” is a term used by Peter Lynch for a stock that has risen to 10x your purchasing price If you get a few of this during your career of investing, you will be legendary As we talked about yesterday, different kind of companies must be treated differently. However, there are also similarities. Let […]
Secret #3 Now, secret #3 Peter moves on to talk about the six categories of stock investments All investment opportunities aren’t created equal Slow growers Large companies, in a mature industry, and with low, expected growth, typically 1-4%. But remember, even though the percentage might be low, for big companies that deal with enormous quantities and amounts, even small […]
Let us continue with secret number two from Peter Lynch’s book One Up on Wall Street. “Chances are, if you like to the store, you like the stock” If you are musician, if you love fashion, if you like gardening or maybe you like dogs, you have an advantage in this niche. We all have certain industries, products, services and niches that […]
Have you ever been asked, or maybe asked yourself, can an amateur investor earn money by investing or trading, while there are so-called “professionals” in the same market? Peter Lynch is a guy who reveals how his amateur approach to investing has led him to become one of the most successful investors of all times. This episode presents some […]
Peter Lynch. an American investor, mutual fund manager, and philanthropist. For 13 years as a manager of a large fund, the Magellan Fund at Fidelity , from 1977 to 1990, he averaged 29.2% per year Is that good or good? He said "Know what you own and know why you own it”. Ask yourself, do I really understand what you get […]
Successful people have mentors! Warren Buffet as well, a man known for successful investing. He holds positions in big companies such as Apple, positions valued to more than 75 million USD, Coca Cola, valued at more than 18 million USD, just to mention a few How can you be successful? It takes time to be worth […]
This week, I taught some of our new students the actual strategy for investing. They actually were taught three strategies, and we showed our students how every new strategy we introduced were performing better than the previous one. A commonly used strategy is the dollar cost averaging. This strategy, or variant of it, is used by many fund managers. And remember […]
Today I came across an interesting article on the representation of women in the financial world and financial decision. The publisher of the article is McKinsey. Not only are the vast majority of financial advisers’ men (female representation is just 15 percent across channels), but also the customers making financial decisions are far more likely to be […]
Hi and welcome to your blog where I'll introduce you to investing and trading in the financial market. It was in the summer of 2019 that I decided to learn from the professionals. My name is Joakim Wasted, and I was an Uneducated Investor trying to Make Money by Buying Shares. I really wanted to Make […]
