Tag: <span>Stock</span>

Simpler and Smarter Investing With a Low Cost Broad Market Index Fund Using Vanguard Or Fidelity

After a volatile year of trading I have decided to streamline and simplifying my longer term investing strategy. In a nutshell this means going from holding a bunch of stocks, sector ETFs and mutual funds to just holding three low-cost index funds that provide the diversification and exposure I need.…

What Do Stock Buybacks Mean For a Company’s Share Price

The financial news media does it all of the time, don’t they? They assume that the millions of retail or part time investors know all of the terms used on a daily basis. When IBM announced another stock buyback, the financial news channels reported it leaving investors unsure of what…

Capital Gains and Losses When Selling Stocks, Options or Crypto – Facts and Figures To Minimize Your IRS Tax Liability

Here are some useful facts & figures to be aware of when it comes to capital gains and losses that result for a stock sale. Given the recent volatility and growth in trading understanding how your stock sales will impact your taxes will be critical to keep the gains you…

Lessons From Investing in a Losing Stock

Want to tell you a story about my trading history with Brocade Communications (BRCD). This was one the first stocks I bought when I started investing. It had just announced good results and was trading around $10.50, There were some good articles about it and I saw some positive news…

Google Hits $3000 Mark – My GOOG Shares Were A (Really) Good Buy

[Oct 2021] 8 years later and after weathering a pandemic, my original 5 Google shares are now 10 shares after they split to GOOGL (Alphabet) and GOOG (Google). This was mainly done to allow special voting rights to the founders, but both stocks are trading at around $2,800. So my…

Tag: Stock

Simpler and Smarter Investing With a Low Cost Broad Market Index Fund Using Vanguard Or Fidelity

What Do Stock Buybacks Mean For a Company’s Share Price

Capital Gains and Losses When Selling Stocks, Options or Crypto – Facts and Figures To Minimize Your IRS Tax Liability

Lessons From Investing in a Losing Stock

Google Hits $3000 Mark – My GOOG Shares Were A (Really) Good Buy