Learning More About My Armour Residential REIT (ARR) Investment

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I’m still learning where to learn more about stocks.  Especially the lesser-knowns that I’ve picked, well, lesser-known to me.  One of those companies is Armour Residential (ARR).  Not only have I not heard of them, at all, before putting money on them, I really didn’t and still barely understand what a REIT is. From More...

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AluminaLtd
By David Gaines On Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Anaylzing a Closed Position for Alumina Ltd (AWC)

In my haste to get in the game, I did some sparse reading; some really, really, really quick scanning of fundamentals; and a haste decision to buy stocks in Alumina Ltd (AWC).  I didn’t put much in, More...

Goodyear Tires
By David Gaines On Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Stock Analysis: Goodyear Tire (GT)

While in accumulation mode I’ve been researching a bunch of stocks, looking for the next set of stocks to bring into my portfolio.  While simultaneously learning how to read and understand fundamentals. More...

ChinaZenix
By David Gaines On Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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Stock Analysis: China Zenix Auto (ZX)

For whatever reason, I like exotic stocks.  It may be why I’m not as rich as Warren Buffet. Or maybe it’s because I don’t have multiple billion to play with like Dub B. Regardless, my psyche More...

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By David Gaines On Sunday, May 5th, 2013
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Weaponizing P/E Ratio By Adding a G to Find the PEG Ratio

Another abbreviation to understand in my quest to read fundamentals is price/earnings to growth (PEG). Investopedia defines it as: A stock’s price-to-earnings ratio divided by the growth rate of its earnings More...

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By David Gaines On Saturday, May 4th, 2013
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Understanding EPS and Operating Cash Flow to Make Smarter Stock Buys

Picking stocks can be like picking a winning horse when you know nothing about horse racing. You read the odds but have no idea how they got there and if some horses’ odds are too high or too low. And how More...

Warren Buffett
By David Gaines On Saturday, May 4th, 2013
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To Be a Stock Guru, Do As the Stock Guru Would Do

As I re-re-restart my hand at investing, I find myself staring at numbers that don’t quite make sense to me. I know what they mean, but interpreting them into good or bad buys isn’t my strength. Instead, More...

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By David Gaines On Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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Using Beta To Bring Some Stability To A Portfolio

Of the initial stocks that I purchased, I just looked at their Beta. Yes, after I invested my hard earned money, but I’m learning how to be patient. And to my surprise, well not really, I chose stocks that More...

Investing
By David Gaines On Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
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First Day of the Rest of My Financial Life

Yes, I’ve been trading for years, yet I’m still a novice. Yes, I’ve had some wins, but they’re buried beneath many more losses. Yes, I still trade because though it’s not always fun, More...

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By David Gaines On Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
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Homeowner’s Biggest Regrets

As the lady and I continue our quest to buy a home, I found this graphic interesting, considering one of my biggest concerns is buying a home that we’ll grow out of sooner than we can finish furnishing it.  More...