Introduction What is volume? Volume is a key piece of information for stocks. It tells us how many shares of a stock have been traded in...

Introduction What are blue chip stocks? A blue chip is a fancy way of saying a large, well-established company that has a very strong...

Introduction What does it mean to time the market? Timing the market is a strategy that a lot of investors try to do. They try to guess...

Introduction What is market capitalization? Market capitalization, or market cap for short, is basically how much a company is worth....

Introduction What is dividend investing? Dividend investing is a popular investing strategy where you focus on buying stocks that pay...

Introduction What are dividends? The first thing I’ll say is that they’re pretty dang awesome. A dividend is just money that a company...

Introduction What is a penny stock? Well, as it turns out, there isn’t really a set definition for it (sorry). A commonly accepted...

Introduction It’s a common misconception that you have to be rich to invest. The truth is, the stock market is a gold mine waiting for...

Introduction As the title suggests, we’re talking about two concepts today. What is investing, and what is trading? You may think that...

Introduction What are candlesticks? Not the things made of wax. The candlesticks I’m talking about are tools used in technical analysis....

Introduction Oh boy, this is gonna be a big one. We’re going to be discussing two terms today. What are growth stocks, and what are value...

Introduction What are fractional shares? Fractional shares are just what they sound like: They’re a fraction of a share (I know, I’m a...

Introduction What is valuation? Strap yourselves in, this is going to be a wild ride. Valuation is probably the most critical concept in...

Introduction What is a stock index? A stock index takes a group of different stocks and measures the performance of all of them combined....

Introduction The true story of Ronald Read is one that is very interesting and inspirational, and I hope that you will be able to get a...

Introduction What is the P/E ratio? It stands for price-to-earnings ratio, and it is one of the most commonly used ratios in investing....

Introduction What is portfolio diversification? Diversification is a very important concept in investing. Diversification is when a...

Management Mutual funds are managed by fund managers. They handle the buying and selling of securities, so you don’t have to do anything....

Introduction What is a mutual fund? A mutual fund is a collection of securities bought with money pooled together from many investors....

Introduction What is an exchange-traded fund? An exchange-traded fund is a collection of stocks all bundled into one basket. The basket...