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26 Feb 2024

A SIMPLE INVESTMENT STRATEGY -> BUY THE STOCK REPURCHASERS, AVOID THE STOCK ISSUERS...

One of the better strategies from 1963-2023 was simply avoiding companies who issue stock. They are on the righthand side of this table, primarily in red. Stock repurchasers are on the left of the table, primarily in green. Source: Jeff Weniger

23 Feb 2024

Are Mag7 stocks in a bubble?

No doubt, in some ways they are really pricey BUT as shown by this work from Sonus Varghese on this important question, fundamentals justify to some extent their dominance. Since 2021, NVDA stock is up 130%, yet earnings are up 231%. And other Mag 7 names are similar... Source: Carson, Ryan Detrick

23 Feb 2024

The chart is a log graph of $1 invested in the S&P 500 in the year 1950 by Personal Finance Club.

They listed all of the market crashes that were 15% or more. They removed the Y-axis, but it shows $1 growing to over $1,000! Note that there were many -10% corrections over the period but that only -15% and worse are listed below

22 Feb 2024

Fundamental analysis

Source: Compounding Quality

21 Feb 2024

Teenagers are jumping into the U.S. stock market

A Fidelity study on teens and money recently estimated that about a quarter of teenagers in the U.S. have started investing, based on an online survey of 2,081 respondents ages 13 to 17. Trades placed using Fidelity’s Youth app, an account opened by parents but owned by teens, jumped in the fourth quarter. Many young investors are starting to invest earlier than previous generations did. Almost two-thirds of Gen Z investors said they first started learning about investing in high school or middle school, compared with about 38% of millennials in a 2023 Bank of America survey of affluent individuals. Some are introduced to stocks through family members or teachers, while others have turned to social media. source : wsj

19 Feb 2024

Is this time different?

Source: Markets & Mayhem, BofA

19 Feb 2024

10 Golden rules for investing by Peter Lynch

Source: Compounding Quality, Pieter Slegers

19 Feb 2024

Invest In Assets | Stock Market Investing

If the business model is not right, the long-term returns won't be superior. You might have a temporary great management team that delivers superior results. However, in the long term, the returns will equate to the potential of the underlying business model. Source: Invest in Assets

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