Finance

My favorite MarketFoolery episodes are when the host, Chris Hill, goes solo. Typically, he has a Motley Fool analyst on to discuss the latest headlines in the financial world, but once in a blue moon, he uses this platform to share his perspective from his 30+ years of investing. In this most recent episode, he […]

Snap in late 2018 / early 2019 reminded me of this scene from Shark Tale with Will Smith. On the food chain of companies to invest in, Snap was below whale poop. Nobody would touch it, unless they were looking to short the stock. People would consistently make fun of Snap for thinking people would

It’s amazing the lengths people will go to in order to get their money back. The most egregious version of this involves a US hedge fund, the Ghanian government, and an Argentine naval vessel. How could these three entities across the globe be linked together? Someone wanted to get their money back and it took

The current US debt is $28.2 trillion. When numbers get this large, they can be hard to comprehend. We all conceptually understand what a “trillion” means when we see it on a page, but what does it mean in units that we work with on a regular basis? To put the size of a trillion

I recently learned of a pretty interesting financial literacy study that came out of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at George Washington University. The study is “Fearless Woman: Financial Literacy and Stock Market Participation” and looked at the difference between financial literacy rates between males and females. The end result is that females are

Unity (Ticker – $U) has been a stock that has caught the attention of many people on Twitter. Just like most of the popular growth stocks, Unity has taken a beating the past month or so. Unity went public in September 2020 and rode the wave of hot growth-focused tech stocks reaching a 52 week

Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders this weekend. Dating back to 1977, Buffet has released an annual letter discussing the past year for Berkshire Hathaway and gives some commentary on the overall marketplace. This has become a holy scripture to many of those in the financial community. You can find all

What hotel chain had the most rooms in 2015? Marriott. What company provides the most rooms now? Airbnb. What was the largest email provider in 2010? MSN Hotmail. What is the largest email provider now? Gmail. What was the largest company in America in 2005? General Electric. What is the largest company in America now?

If you haven’t checked your investment returns in a while, good on you. You’ll do better than most people who are checking their account values multiple times a day. With that being said, right now would be a great day to check your account. Both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ are at all time levels,

There are few things I enjoy more than teaching people about the stock market and investing. I really could talk about investing for hours on end without taking a breath. The current climate around Wallstreetbets (r/WSB), meme stocks, and crypto is no longer about investing – it is speculation. My real concern is people thinking