Here are four tactics that can help you succeed in the stock market even if you don't follow it:
1. Invest for the long term
2. Don't worry about beating the market
3. Invest consistently
4. Don't get hung up on your account balance
3 asset allocation rules you should know by heart:
1. Money you need to spend within 5 years does not belong in stocks.
2. You need around 20 stocks to get the benefits of diversification.
3. You should aim for a retirement portfolio 25 times your annual needs.
The stock market is kinda crazy right now, but we're here to help you cut through the noise.
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This quote really sums up what separates good investors from the rest:
"The wise ones bet heavily when the world offers them that opportunity. They bet big when they have the odds. And the rest of the time, they don't. It's just that simple." -- Charlie Munger
Recessions and market corrections are a natural part of our economic cycle, so if you're going to buy stocks, know that at some point in time, your portfolio is apt to take a hit.
4 tips for investing during a bear market:
1. Buy stocks you can hold for years
2. Don't attempt to time the market
3. Buy dividend stocks
4. Add highly rated bonds to your portfolio
Leadership matters.
If you can identify a disruptive business with an excellent leader at the helm, you will give yourself a huge leg up in achieving market-beating returns.
The greatest force in the universe is compound interest: given enough time -- and tended to regularly -- even the smallest amounts can accumulate to make life-changing differences.
Every investor will inevitably make mistakes. What happens afterward distinguishes the hacks from the pros.
Those who bury and ignore mistakes are bound to repeat them.
Steadily investing through a period of economic downturn can help you build stock positions that look very cheap, even in retrospect, and even if there's substantial market volatility in the near term.
While having a diversified portfolio is important, you don't need every stock in your portfolio to be a winner.
You may find that, over time, just a handful of stocks are able to carry the rest so you come away with favorable returns.
Walmart's full-time hourly employees will receive a $300 bonus; part-time workers will get a $150 bonus.
The total amount paid will equal $345 million, and the retailer is accelerating the payment of planned quarterly bonuses of $180 million.
Walmart wants to ensure Amazon doesn't encroach on its leadership in online grocery store sales, so it's partnering with Instacart to begin offering same-day delivery.
Beer and... hand sanitizer?
Yes. Anheuser-Busch will begin producing and distributing hand sanitizer in the U.S., in addition to continued bottling of its beverages.
5 signs you might want to sell a stock:
1) You need the money
2) The position is too large relative to your overall net worth
3) The position is too small to be meaningful
4) You aren't interested in the company anymore
5) The business could be disrupted
Valued at $500 billion, Amazon's media properties (Prime Video, Prime Music, Fire TV, and Twitch) could be worth more than Netflix, Spotify, Roku, and YouTube combined.
How is Amazon's media worth so much?
As an investor, the smartest thing you can do is to continuously absorb information about how the markets work, how to evaluate stocks, and other investing topics.
If you do that, your investing skills will grow over time, and so will your portfolio.
If you're thinking about selling your investments to get ahead of the potential volatility, that could ultimately cost you tens of thousands of dollars.
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If there's one person investors should listen to during a market correction, it's Warren Buffett.
At age 89, Buffett has lived through quite a few downturns. And he's made out pretty well: His net worth is in the ballpark of $85 billion.
The airline industry stands to lose around 90,000 jobs between March and the end of this year, according to the forecast from an influential trade association.
We don't know when the next downturn will hit, but we do know how to prepare for it:
1. Pay down debt
2. Rebalance your portfolio
3. Trim exposure to risky investments
4. Streamline living expenses
5. Increase contributions to your emergency fund
Over the course of your investing career, the market will rise and fall.
Recessions and booms will happen.
And all the while, you must stay focused on the long term.
Fear is never a reason to sell.
Domino's only offers delivery and takeout and does not have dining rooms at its stores.
That already set the company up to do well during this period of social distancing.
Now, it needs more workers to meet demand.
Companies that focus on their stock price will eventually lose their customers.
Companies that focus on their customers will eventually boost their share price.
Are you losing sleep and maybe even... money?
You might be suffering from short-termitis.
Prescription: take a deep breath and let your money grow for a long time.
"Trading in and out around market volatility often proves futile -- and very un-Foolish." - Andy Cross, Motley Fool CIO
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Amazon’s 1-million-square-foot warehouse in Queens will be its largest structure in NYC.
By controlling warehouse space, Amazon controls "the last mile," or the final leg of the journey a package makes during the delivery to the customer's home.
Uber and Lyft have long fought against considering their gig workers employees because it would force them to offer more benefits and work protections.
Now, California is making them do so.
Albert Einstein reportedly called it the 8th wonder of the world.
We call it "your golden ticket to financial independence."
Tune into this YouTube Live where we explain how to utilize compound interest and give you the tools to make it work for you.
If you invest over a shorter time frame, you could get outstanding returns -- or abysmal ones. Over time, however, they tend to even out. This is why it’s best to invest for the long term.
While traditional media will see a decline in ad spending, digital advertising channels will grow considerably in the second half of 2020.
Here are the industries you might consider to capitalize on the shift in ad spending.
Online retailers have seen substantial growth through the pandemic, and it looks like this trend will last.
Here are some ways to capitalize on our new shopping habits.
Chipotle wants to catch up to its digital-ordering peers like Domino’s and Wingstop.
But, to do this, it won't use flashy tech or clever ad campaigns.
It will use a quesadilla.