Speculation

The idea of investing in theme stocks has been around for a while. Most people can remember the mad rush to invest in dotcom stocks in the late 1990s. Any company with a dotcom after its name was considered a potential winner, with investors diving in for fear of missing out. We know how that …

The Hidden Realities of Investing in Theme Stocks Read More »

There’s a reason why people choose to invest their money with an investment firm. It’s because they have neither the time, inclination, or ability to select the right investments on their own. That’s a perfectly legitimate reason to delegate that responsibility to an investment firm that does have the expertise and the ability to invest …

Are You Investing with an Investment Firm or a Marketing Firm? Read More »

Thanks to the internet, we seem to be living in an era defined by memes. Although memes have been around forever (think “Kilroy was here”), the internet has made them ubiquitous and turned them into a new standard of social communication. Memes are born out of everyday catchphrases, movie screengrabs, or repurposed YouTube videos as …

How Meme Investors Become Parodies of Themselves Read More »

Investors without an investment strategy or a specific approach to selecting stocks have been known to jump on stock ideas they read online or hear from celebrity stock pundits. After all, these are trusted sources, and they’ve already done the research, right? Maybe, but what does that matter? As I suggested in my last blog …

Investors Need to Know When They are Investing or Speculating Read More »

The Underdog Imagine hearing a news story from about 100 years ago involving a business owner who is well-liked in his community, a bit stubborn but a very determined person who comes from a smaller city such as Memphis.  We then find out that this well-liked owner ends up traveling to New York City with …

GameStop: David versus Goliath Read More »