Fear is a powerful emotion. That’s why we can’t get enough of people who say the stock market will crash.
Fear is often used as a manipulation tool by charlatans, those folks who like to scare people into buying their products or services. Fear can be a particularly effective tactic when it comes to the stock market.
Warren Buffett, the ‘Oracle of Omaha,’ one of the most successful experts at picking stocks, famously started investing at the age of 11. He bought his first shares for $38 apiece. He is now worth $133 billion in 2024. This level of success can only […]
Contrarian investing. It’s a term that may stir up images of investors who take unnecessary risks by pumping huge sums into an untested and unproven investment. Contrarian investors are often mistaken for risk-takers. But that’s not the case. Most people never think about it, but […]
Do you get confused about investing in the stock market, even if you want to stick to a simple strategy like passively buying an S&P 500 index fund? There are various factors to consider, like the equal weight index. The S&P 500, or Standard & […]