When watching the ups and downs of my Llamafolio stocks, I always focus on just the share price. And in that regard, things aren’t looking too shabby at all. Currently my stocks are worth a total of $3017.78. That’s a nice return in a short period from the $2800 I originally invested. However, when I [...]
Lately the major stock indices have had some pretty wild swings – both up and down large amounts in one day. I can’t tell you how many times a day I hear people freaking out because “the market” is having a bad day. Let’s stop for a moment – what does that really mean? The [...]
On February 29th, 2008, Bear Stearns stock stood at 79.86 per share. The 52 week high is a whopping $159.36. Today a share is valued at just $4.21 – but that’s not the worst part. JPMorgan Chase announced that they will be purchasing Bear Stearns for the low, low price of $2 per share. That’s [...]
The greatest investor of our age, Warren Buffet, once said “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful”. The second half of the phrase is the one I want you to take to heart today. Lately all you keep hearing is how bad the stock market is doing, and how bad [...]
The funding for my Zecco account showed up today – just 2 business days after I initiated the transfer, so not bad. The transfer was for a total of $2,800 – the amount I have earmarked for stock purchases right now. My wife and I decided on a basic strategy – half of the money [...]
I’ve mentioned Zecco a few times here at Llama Money, and I believe that it’s the smartest way to buy individual stocks for the beginning investor. With $4.50 stock trades for anyone, or $0 trades for those with $2500 in their account, the prices are unbeatable. Note: you get 10 $0 trades per month if [...]
When you’re investing for your future, the one thing that many ( dare I say most? ) people forget to consider is the effects of inflation. Inflation has an incredibly powerful effect on the value of your money, and if you ignore it, your standard of living will be much, much lower than you expect. [...]
One of the oldest and simplest financial strategies is to let your money work for you. If you’ve never heard it before, then you may not really follow. Let me try to put it another way. Would you rather put in a hard day of 10 hours work to get paid, or would you rather [...]
If you have any amount of money, small or large, invested in the stock market right now, then the title of this post will hit home right away. One of the biggest benchmarks , the DOW Jones Industrial Average, is off quite a bit already this year. That means that those who invested money on [...]
Not too long ago I started investing in a few mutual funds. This was my first venture into the world of non-retirement investing. For awhile though, I’ve been wanting to invest in individual stocks. My aversion to risk has kept me out so far, even with the possibility of high rewards. So I’ve decided to [...]
