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Are we living in Tech Bubble Version 2.0?

Zoom Video Communications (ZM) is one of the hottest stocks of 2020.

Most conventional ‘value’ investors have missed it, of course. They usually pass on high-growth names, preferring stocks with cheaper valuations.

Don’t make this mistake.

With all the coronavirus coverage, the tenor of the news flow has been unusually dour this year. That may explain the success of John Kransinki’s YouTube program, which only reports “good news.”

A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors. 

- Warren Buffett

What does Warren Buffett really think about the whole active versus passive investing debate?

Fear and greed are timeless. So is the wisdom of Jesse Livermore.

Jesse was the Wall Street legend who inspired Edwin Lefèvre’s fictional character in the 1923 classic, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.

“Stay safe” has become a popular saying in The Age of COVID-19.

Things are changing so fast, though, it’s been hard to keep up with all the new rules regarding what qualifies as “safe.”

“Beware the Ides of March,” a soothsayer told Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s famous play of the same name.

Whether you believe in superstitions or not, March of 2020 will go down as a historic month on Wall Street. After peaking on February 19th, the S&P 500 fell 34% in just 23 trading days, marking the fastest bear market ever.

Europeans once believed swans were only white. Then they discovered black swans in Australia.

Getting major financial decisions right makes up for a lot of little misfires. And one of the biggest decisions people face is deciding when to buy a home.

To make the right call, it’s important to avoid common misconceptions that surface when people try to compare the benefits of owning a property versus renting.

It is now becoming obvious to everyone the Coronavirus will put a big strain on global commerce, and markets are quickly discounting that.