The next topic in the Investing Basics series is investing vs. trading. When we think about people who invest in any market (stocks, real-estate, currencies, cryptocurrencies, etc.), two types generally come to mind: Investors and Traders. The stereotypical trader might be the frenetic floor trader yelling orders out across the trading pit, sleeves rolled up. Traders generally buy investments with the intention to sell when the price reaches a particular point, usually with

I’m planning to release a series of blogs about investing basics since my inboxes on various social media accounts have been flooded with questions regarding investing vs trading, what is technical analysis, what is fundamental analysis, etc. One of my goals of the New Year is to help at least 1,000 people with their personal finances since so few seem to even grasp the basic concepts. As many of you may have noticed, I have intentionally begun posting about personal financ

Get a piece of the action! There are so many stock brokerages out there, and all charge a commission – except for one, Robinhood. Robinhood is a free stock trading app for mobile devices. If you have always considered investing in stocks, now is your opportunity to begin creating an additional revenue stream with your idle cash. If you are entirely new to investing and would like some tips, check out An Insider's Guide to the Basics of Investing. I wrote a small article w

A friend asked me if it’s possible to double an investment in the stock market in a month. My response was yes. My rationale is that if you research a particular company and can be apart of the volatility around the time of earnings, then you you can experience some of these risky gains. Imagine if every three months you had to report how much money you made, how wisely or unwisely you spent it, and how much of it you had left. After giving your report, the financial world

Investing is a simple concept that many have complicated over the years. Investing is committing money to an endeavor with the expectation of accumulating more money. Easiest way to think of money is to picture each dollar as a personal soldier that has a sole purpose of going out to war and coming back with other soldiers that now fight for you. Some battles are short-term in nature, which means the investments last less than one year. Other times, battles are long-term