1) Imagine that six months from now, you are planning to purchase a new washer and dryer. The two machines together will cost $1,800. You have two options for financing the washer and dryer at a zero interest rate. Which option would you choose? A) Six monthly payments of $300 each during the six months…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending February 21st, 2016 (Broader Market Sees Big Gains 2-21-16) Bulls had been hoping for a Friday lift to close out a strong week for the stock market, but we ended the session flat and mixed. It was still a very strong week for the stock…
I’m about to let you in one of the best-kept secrets on Wall Street. The problem is, when I do, it may change the way you view investing going forward. So if you’re one of those “ignorance is bliss” people – do yourself a favor and stop reading now… Because once you understand this secret,…
1) Imagine you’ve inherited $100,000. In which portfolio are you more apt to invest the money? A) A portfolio of moderate-risk stocks B) A portfolio of high-risk stocks C) A portfolio of Treasury bills D) A portfolio of municipal bonds 2) Now imagine you’ve inherited $100,000, but you were told that the money was previously…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending February 14th, 2016 (Fed Gets Green Light on Possible Rate Hike Week 2-14-16) It was a wild week for global financial markets, as oil plunged to a 13-year low, European and U.S. banking stocks melted down, and the major indices dipped below their late-August lows.…
If you were to collect the brightest minds in the investing world together in one room and ask them to list the most important aspects to having success in the market – we’d get a plethora of answers… Underwriting, revenues, assets, industry, supply & demand would probably be high on every list. However… If you…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending February 7th, 2016 (Fed Gets Green Light on Possible Rate Hike Week 2-07-16) Friday’s stock market slide was disappointing for the bullish camp to say the least. The government’s jobs number for January fell short of the expected 180,000, but at 151,000, it still showed that…
Imagine you face the following pair of concurrent decisions. First, examine both sets of choices, then choose the option you prefer from each. 1. Choose A or B. A. A sure gain of $2400 B. a 25% chance to gain $10,000 and a 75% chance to gain nothing. 2. Choose C or D. C. A…
As we all know, if you roll a fair, six-sided die, you can choose any number between one and six, and you will clearly have a one-sixth chance of being correct. Now, let’s assume you were told that the last three rolls of the die have produced the number 4. If you were to roll…
Let’s say, for example, you have no cash and you have to sell a current position in a stock in order to have the $10,000 cash needed for a new purchase. You can sell either of two stocks you hold. Both are currently worth $10,000. Which stock would you sell? A This stock holds a…
