Investing Basics
In case you haven’t noticed, the topic of insider trading has been making the rounds in the financial news lately. Now, I know there is a lot of other things going on that have a more direct impact on your portfolio. But this is a fascinating topic, to me anyway, and so I’d like to spend some time discussing it today. You may not realize it, but what constitutes “insider trading” has a lot of grey areas… For some regular folks like you and me, it might seem relatively black and white. Don’t trade on non-public material information. Period. But… Read More
In case you haven’t noticed, the topic of insider trading has been making the rounds in the financial news lately. Now, I know there is a lot of other things going on that have a more direct impact on your portfolio. But this is a fascinating topic, to me anyway, and so I’d like to spend some time discussing it today. You may not realize it, but what constitutes “insider trading” has a lot of grey areas… For some regular folks like you and me, it might seem relatively black and white. Don’t trade on non-public material information. Period. But there’s a lot more to it. And as much as we would like to think we would all always make the right decision, it can be very difficult (for most) to be staring at a winning lottery ticket (making a trade you know will be profitable) and not be able to pick it up. When I worked at a bank managing money, I had to close all my external personal brokerage accounts and transfer any securities to the bank’s brokerage platform. And there were so many rules involved with what stocks I could buy, and when I could buy them,… Read More
Investors were treated to a rude awakening on Monday. The culprit: a Chinese company by the name of Evergrande Group. Here's what happened... Read More
Investors were treated to a rude awakening on Monday. The culprit: a Chinese company by the name of Evergrande Group. Here's what happened... Read More
The situation at the port of Long Beach has gone from bad to worse. Here's what it means about our supply chains -- and how you can profit... Read More
The situation at the port of Long Beach has gone from bad to worse. Here's what it means about our supply chains -- and how you can profit... Read More