This is my grandson, Cassian Alexander Nix Mills. He is going to be 2 in March. I had a chance to visit with him for a week at the end of 2018 and found out that his favorite song was "Wheels on the Bus." I gotta tell you I heard this song so many times …
Category: Investment Articles
Have you insured your stock portfolio against Loss?
A special note to my readers: This article took about 3-days to put together and post. It is rather lengthy and discusses and issue that can be deemed complicated. Before taking any action I strongly suggest you discuss it with a competent financial advisor who follows the market and your investments closely. As an individual, would …
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Getting Paid to Wait
The market is in a downtrend as you can see here since October of this year: You’ve seen me write or heard me say that there are good times when you can get paid to wait for your stock to hit a good buying price … but what does that mean? Hopefully by the end …
Are we headed for Bear Territory?
We have been in a bull market for several years now and people in the media are now saying we are headed for a bear market. Is it true? If only I knew for sure! A Bear Market is a period after the stock market (as measured by numerous indices) has fallen by at …
Apple Options and Stock – A lesson for buying on the dips.
This article is for people who feel they are "speculators" in terms of their risk tolerance for investments. Today the market is closed for the observance of the death of George H. W. Bush - our 41st President. After seeing the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop by 799+ points yesterday ... I'm kinda glad it …
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Should you Dollar Cost Average, Buy the Dips, Swing Trade or Buy and Hold?
Summary of this article: To explain the difference in various investment strategies such as ... Buy and Hold Dollar Cost Averaging Buying on the Dips, and Swing Trading What does one mean when they say Buy and Hold? It normally means that once they invest in Stocks, ETFs or Mutual Funds they are going to hold …
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Does The Market Care Who’s President?
Over the years as a financial advisor I was asked several times if the person in the white house really has an effect (positive or negative) on the stock market. I've done some research and at first glance it appears that it does not matter who is in the white house ... the market is …
The Power of Dividends
Few companies in America have been in business for more than 100 years, but one of those companies is Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). JNJ is also one of those "Dividend Aristocrats" that some of you may have read about at some point in your investment research. What is a "Dividend Aristocrat?" It is a company …
Crypto – Are These Currencies Real?
Are Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin real? Some say they are and some say they are not. What makes a currency real? Take a $20 US Bill for example: What makes this real currency? The fact that right under the words "This Note Is Legal Tender for all Debts, Public and Private" …
Are You Missing the Boat?
Last week on November 1st I had a lunch meeting with a friend. It is our second lunch meeting in less than a month. I've played golf with him a time or two and really don't know a whole lot about him, other than he was looking for a way to make his money work …