We’ve all seen the movies and read the stories about Wall Street. We’ve heard about superstar investors who made all the right decisions and are now living lives of luxury and ease. And we then experience pangs of jealousy and wonder what makes them different from us. The answer? Not as much as you think.…
DetailsWe all know that Jeff Bezos is a smart and determined individual… Building Amazon (AMZN) up from an online book-seller to one of the biggest sellers of goods on the entire world – took a lot of work and sacrifice – but seeing as he’s one of the world’s richest men… All of that hard…
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For most of the last century, the stock market has been the picture of resilience. It has had occasional bumps in the road and difficult stretches, but in general, it’s been a reliable and consistently growing economic indicator. It has survived. But history has taught us that the stock market is volatile. Those of us…
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Thousands of companies comprise the global stock exchange. With so many businesses fighting for investors and trying to turn a profit, it’s a little surprising that relatively few of them bottom out and lose all their value. Can a stock go to zero? Yes, it can. And when investors see their stocks heading south, they…
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Throughout its existence, most of the time, the stock market has been a mild-mannered, well-behaved, clinically sane house pet. Other times, it’s been crazier than a dog in a hubcap factory. Wild market fluctuations — whether they’re up or down — can send shareholders into a tizzy. They produce elation in fear in massive waves…
DetailsPuns.I know, I’m terrible at them…But sometimes they’re so good I can’t help myself, and really just don’t have the ability to fight the urge to use them.However, while puns can be terrible – this one is GREAT – as it could lead to a profit opportunity unlike anything else on Wall Street.In the…
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Most investors are only concerned with the holdings in their own portfolios. That stands to reason: It’s their money they’re dealing with. There seems to be little need to consider what’s going on in commodities they don’t own and aren’t interested in. But the scope of the stock market and how much it affects everyday…
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Stock trading in some form has been around for over 500 years. Once reserved for rich investors and institutions, it’s opened up to public and retail investors of all means and types. But who got there first? In this post, we’ll take a look at the ten oldest stock exchanges in the world, all of…
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Once every quarter, investors in the stock market feel a communal tingle at the base of their spines. Their inner alarm clocks go off, their pulses race, their smartphone notifications go haywire, and their conferencing software throbs. Health and tech issues notwithstanding, that can only mean one thing: It’s almost earnings season. When does earnings…
DetailsIt’s getting crazy out there… Aren’t you glad you have a sane voice of reason like the Gorilla to help you sort through all the madness? If you’ve been trading consistently over the past, say 40 to 50 years, then you know that the market, stocks and the financial world tend to operate under a set…
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