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Guides and how-tos to improve your investing skills
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Aug
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How to Find Undervalued Stocks

Value investing means paying fifty cents for a dollar. Here’s how to find undervalued stocks in 2025 without falling into traps.
4 min read
30
Aug
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Income Investing: The Guide to Building a Cash Flow Engine

Income investing isn’t about chasing the hottest stock—it’s about building reliable cash flow. Whether through dividends, bonds, or REITs, the goal is steady income that pays you month after month.
4 min read
30
Aug
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Dividend Investing: The Guide to Cash That Keeps Coming

Dividend investing is about turning stocks into paychecks. In 2025, ETFs like FDL (+12% YTD) and SCHD (+4% YTD) prove steady payouts can beat value’s 3%, while traps like AT&T show why high yields aren’t always safe.
2 min read
30
Aug
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Value Investing: The No-Bullshit Guide to Digging Up Gold

Value investing is the grind of buying strong businesses at cheap prices and waiting for the market to catch up. In 2025, with value ETFs up ~4% while tech soars, knowing the difference between real bargains and value traps is the key to steady wealth.
3 min read
29
Aug
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Crowdfunding Investment: The Democratized Bet

Crowdfunding investment opens the door for everyday investors to back startups, real estate, or businesses. It’s democratized finance — high access, high risk, and often locked up for years. Here’s how it works, where it pays, and where hype burns investors.
2 min read
29
Aug
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Private Equity: The Money Game for the Bold

Private equity is capitalism’s fixer-upper: firms buy companies, slash costs, and flip for profit. It can deliver huge gains — or crushing losses. Here’s how it works, why it matters, and why it’s a high-stakes game for the bold.
2 min read
29
Aug
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Hedge Funds: Wall Street’s Exclusive Gambling Dens

Hedge funds sell sophistication but often deliver high fees and mediocre results. They sway markets, court risk, and thrive on exclusivity. Here’s what they are, how they work, and why they’re more casino than hedge for most investors.
2 min read
29
Aug
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Venture Capital: High Risk, High Reward Fuel

Venture capital is gasoline for startups — and a gamble for investors. 90% fail, a few hit 100x. Here’s how VC works, why it fuels innovation, and why it’s less investing and more calculated risk.
2 min read
29
Aug
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Junk Bonds: High Yield, Higher Risk

Junk bonds promise fat yields, but the risk is baked in. Defaults, liquidity traps, and market shocks can turn “income plays” into portfolio wrecks. Here’s what junk bonds are, how they work, and why they’re more speculation than safety.
2 min read
29
Aug
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Corporate Bonds: Wall Street’s IOUs With Teeth

Corporate bonds are companies’ IOUs — offering income, diversification, and risk tied to the issuer’s survival. From blue-chip safety to junk bond landmines, here’s what they are, how they work, and why they matter for investors.
2 min read
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