Week of 1/23/2023 Market Recap
The past week in markets summarized in three short headlines. 1. Back on Track The Dow Jones and S&P 500…
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January 29, 2023
Student Loan Basics
The total student loan debt in the United States has reached $1.6 trillion. Student loans are an integral part of…
July 18, 2022
What Does it Mean to “Short” a Stock?
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. Why do investors buy a company’s stock? There can be many reasons, but they always boil down…
May 4, 2021
Week of 2/22/2021 Market Recap
Ever heard the saying "what goes up must come down"? This past week, the meteoric rise of tech stocks and speculative stocks...
February 28, 2021
Gamifying Savings: Prize-Linked Savings Accounts
If you watch the YouTube videos by the popular real estate investor Graham Stephan, you’ve likely heard of a start-up…
January 20, 2021
The Rule of 72
The rule of 72 is a handy formula to determine approximately how long an investment will take to double, using…
June 1, 2020
Analyzing Bill Ackman’s $2.6 Billion CDS Trade
Many financial enthusiasts have most likely heard of the film The Big Short, adapted from the book by Michael Lewis…
April 1, 2020
Investment Grade and High Yield Bonds
“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable." Robert Arnott Bonds are an important component of many investors' portfolios. In…
March 8, 2020
Intro to Earnings
Earnings: the thing all investors obsess about. Every company reports earnings and investors pay close attention to them. Investors look…
February 22, 2020
Credit ratings and credit scores
Credit Ratings and Credit Scores
You may have heard of credit scores before in various places during your daily life. These scores are part of…
February 19, 2020