Author Archives: Joel Wenger

Primer: Rates of return

Originally posted on Small Trades Journal:
Preview The simple rate-of-return ( R ) is a measure of your investment’s profitability for any chosen time interval.  By comparison, the CAGR and IRR are rates of return that measure your investment’s profitability as if it…

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Massive Insider Buying in Energy Stocks

Originally posted on 24/7 Wall St.:
With triple digit up and down days all week long, many investors may feel like they have come to an amusement park and are caught on a ride that won’t stop. Typically, in the past,…

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Weekend Market Outlook

Market Outlook entering the Week of March 15th = Uptrend @ Risk MOVING AVERAGES Short-term (20 DMA): Downtrend With the exception of the Russell 2000, all the major stock market averages remained below their 20-day moving averages. Intermediate (50 DMA): … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reader – Personal Finance, Money Management, and Investing

Personal Finance Life Lesson #1?  Start Saving for Retirement NOW! (Mark Manson) Money Management The difference between saving and investing (Vanguard) Investing Income Investing – 8 Stocks that will yield 15% in 15 years (Dividend Growth Stocks) Growth Investing – … Continue reading →

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Weekend Market Outlook

Market Outlook entering the Week of March 8th = Uptrend @ Risk MOVING AVERAGES Short-term (20 DMA): Sell Signal With the exception of the NASDAQ, all the major stock market averages ended the week below their 20-day moving averages. Intermediate … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reader – Personal Finance, Money Management, and Investing

Personal Finance A retirement crisis in the works? (Technology Review) Money Management Are “intelligent” portfolios really dumb? (The Finance Buff) Investing Income Investing – Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report (Berkshirehathaway.com) Growth Investing – Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report (Berkshirehathaway.com) **It’s important for … Continue reading →

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Weekend Market Outlook

Market Outlook entering the Week of March 1st = Uptrend MOVING AVERAGES Short-term (20 DMA): Uptrend All the major stock market averages ended the week above their 20-day moving averages. Intermediate (50 DMA): Uptrend All the major stock market averages … Continue reading →

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