Wash sales occur when traders sell a stock for a loss, then repurchase it within 30 days. These types of sales are monitored by the Internal Revenue Service so that traders cannot claim a deduction for a capital gains loss and then immediately repurchase the same stock. It is important for traders to understand what … Read more
There are dozens of investment newsletters on Wall Street proclaiming they have the best insights into the market, but Stansberry Associates Investment Research is one of the oldest in the game, and they have been in business since 1999. Many stock advisors and recommendation services fall under intense scrutiny because they can recommend investment products … Read more
You’ve seen their commercials boasting about 500% returns on their stock picks. The Motley Fool is one of the oldest stock picking newsletter services with over a quarter-century of operations. The Company has survived through multiple bubbles and bull and bear markets. Let’s dive into the service and the company operations. What is the Motley … Read more
Like a science fiction movie, the term artificial intelligence (AI) draws images of robots thinking like humans without emotions. When it applies to trading software, AI is becoming more and more mainstream. What was once considered the realm of hedge funds and institutional investors is now available to retail traders. What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial … Read more
The vast majority of stock trades in the US and around the world take place on just two exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq. While placing a trade for a company listed on either of these exchanges may entail the same process through your brokerage, the way that these two platforms … Read more
Hedge funds have entered the public consciousness as one of the best ways to grow your wealth over time. Compared to investments like mutual funds and ETFs, hedge funds are able to make bigger bets and diversify portfolios by investing in assets like real estate and commodities. But investing in hedge funds isn’t as simple … Read more
About Carl Icahn Carl Icahn is one of the most revered names in stock trading and one of the wealthiest people in the world. Icahn was the 26th wealthiest person on the 2020 Forbes 400 list, having amassed $16.7 billion in net worth over the course of a several decades-long career. After growing up in … Read more
About Benjamin Graham Benjamin Graham is widely considered to be the father of value investing. Among his disciples are famous investors like Warren Buffett, Irving Kahn, and Sir John Templeton. In fact, Warren Buffett described Graham’s classic 1949 book, ‘The Intelligent Investor,’ as ‘by far, the best book on investing ever written.’ Graham was born … Read more
It’s common for traders and investors alike to hear warnings of a market bubble whenever the market is aggressively bullish for an extended period. Bubbles occur when investors within a specific sector or across the entire market inflate the value of assets well beyond their realistic worth. While it can be hard to see when … Read more
What is the Motley Fool Stock Advisor? The Motley Fool Stock Advisor is one of the oldest and most well-known stock picking services. The Motley Fool was launched in 1993 by Tom and David Gardner as a free online publication for stock market advice. The publication became so popular that the company started expanding into … Read more