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GiRTh · 08-07-2020, 08:16 PM

If he's right then we're gonna be

GiRTh · 09-07-2020, 08:06 PM

S&P 500 Index, 3,169.94 +24.62 (+0.78%)

FTSE 100 Index 6,049.62 −106.54 (-1.73%)

Nasdaq Composite 10,547.75 +55.25 (+0.53%)

Very weird day, week so far in fact. FTSE down, S&P up and Nasdaq breaking records. Looks like the chancellors mini budget hasn't done jack to reassure the markets.

GiRTh · 09-07-2020, 10:33 PM

FTSE 100 posts triple digit loss as pandemic fears weigh

GiRTh · 10-07-2020, 08:22 PM

FTSE 100 Index - 6,095.41+45.79 (+0.76%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 Index - 3,185.04+32.99 (+1.05%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

A roller coaster weeks ends with an uptick on both sides of the Atlantic

GiRTh · 12-07-2020, 08:04 PM

Coronavirus: Primark to reject £30m for returning furloughed staff to work

GiRTh · 13-07-2020, 09:07 PM

FTSE 100 6,176.19 +80.78 (+1.33%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 3,155.22-29.82 (-0.94%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

A strange Monday for what we think is going to be a strange week.

GiRTh · 14-07-2020, 08:25 PM

S&P 500 - 3,197.52+42.30 (+1.34%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,179.75+3.56 (+0.06%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Thought it was going to be a disaster today. I'll take the FTSE breaking even over the large losses any day.

GiRTh · 15-07-2020, 08:54 PM

S&P 500 - 3,226.56+29.04 (+0.91%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,292.65+112.90 (+1.83%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Incredible day for the FTSE. Markets were optimistic after Moderna and Astra Zeneca announced progress in finding a Coronavirus vaccine.

FTSE 100 jumps amid hopes of a breakthrough covid vaccine from Oxford Uni and AstraZeneca

Moderna Fires Up Covid Vaccine Race With Promising Early Results

arista · 15-07-2020, 11:57 PM

GiRTh · 16-07-2020, 10:00 PM

FTSE 100 - 6,250.69-41.96 (-0.67%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,215.57-10.99 (-0.34%) At close: 5:10PM EDT

Middling day. Down on both sides of the Atlantic after yesterdays amaxing gains. ITs a roller coaster.

Cherie · 17-07-2020, 06:43 PM

Slipped a bit 9.83%

GiRTh · 17-07-2020, 08:36 PM

FTSE 100 - 6,290.30+39.61 (+0.63%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,224.73+9.16 (+0.28%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

What I thought was going to be a strange week and a possible crash has turned out with gains over the past two day. Theres usually a an uptick Monday morning anyway so things are looking up. Maybe the second crash everyone was predicting wont happen

GiRTh · 19-07-2020, 09:53 PM

Youtube video

GiRTh · 19-07-2020, 10:09 PM

Youtube video

Great vid. Warning - 40 minute video - Bill Ackman is one of the leading hedge fund managers in the world. Just prior to lock down he predicted the impact in a deal that turned $27 million in to $2.6 billion. If he's giving free advice people should listen

Billionaire Bill Ackman explains how he pulled off a deal described as 'the single best trade of all time'

EDIT: Just noticed this great breakdown in the comment

Quote:

0:12 Bill Ackman
0:23 Lemonade Stand Example

Starting A Business (1:03)
1:17 Form A Corporation
• 1,000 shares of stock, Investor invests for 500 shares

2:18 The Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders Equity

3:08 Fixed Assets and Inventory

4:19 The Income Statement 4:38

5:49 Growing The Business

8:05 The Statement of Cash Flows (SOCF)

9:05 Evalutating Value
10:26 Equity Investor took more risk, e.g. Equity Investor made more returns on investment

11:08 Debt and Equity 11:58

13:06 Assessing Risk
13:40 Government Bonds (Low Risk investment)

14:53 Profiting As An Entrepreneur

17:34, 17:50 Valuation: Determining A Company’s Worth

19:33 Selling Shares, Board Of Directors
20:36 Benefit of IPO

21:03

21:39 Investing
22:59 Interest Returns
24:00 The Importance of Not Losing Investment Money (Avoid Losses)

24:53 Keys To Successful Investing

- Don’t Invest In Startups
+ Invest In Public Companies
+ Invest In businesses you understand how they make money
+ Invest at a reasonable price
+ Invest In a company that you can own forever

27:26 A business you can own forever
Coca Cola, McDonalds
28:58
• A product people need
• Unique
• Brand Loyalty
29:48
30:23 High barriers to entry
31:57 Low Reinvestment Cost

Controlled Company

33:26 Investing

34:41 The Psychology of Investing
35:45
1. Be Financially Secure
2. Don’t get spooked by short term fluctuation
3. Do your own work
4. Invest at a reasonable price

36:38
• Mutual Fund
38:05
• A Good Money Manager Can Explain What/Why They Invest In
+ Good Reputation
+ Value Approach
+ 5 Year Track Record
+ Consistent Approach
• Hedge Fund

40:25 Recapping

41:20 This is just an Introduction
42:27 Invest In Your Future

arista · 19-07-2020, 10:11 PM

Yes Girth He knows his stuff
but no he ain't getting 10 bucks a month
from me.

GiRTh · 19-07-2020, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista

Yes Girth He knows his stuff
but no he ain't getting 10 bucks a month
from me.

Agree all those courses are a rip off. The vid is quite basic but for anyone who is completely clueless about finance its a great starting point.

GiRTh · 19-07-2020, 10:45 PM

Youtube video

brilliant. He explains risk using the characters in Scooby Doo. Another great starter vid.

GiRTh · 19-07-2020, 10:59 PM

Youtube video

The G.O.A.T.

GiRTh · 20-07-2020, 09:29 PM

S&p 500 - 3,251.84+27.11 (+0.84%) At close: 5:09PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,261.52-28.78 (-0.46%) At close: 4:35PM BST

GiRTh · 21-07-2020, 08:13 PM

FTSE 100 - 6,269.73+8.21 (+0.13%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,257.30+5.46 (+0.17%) At close: 4:12PM EDT

Break even day.

GiRTh · 22-07-2020, 09:27 PM

S&P 500 - 3,276.02+18.72 (+0.57%) At close: 5:16PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,207.10-62.63 (-1.00%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Both indices yoyo-ing ATM

James · 23-07-2020, 12:27 PM

Since March, the share price of Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has more than quadrupled to a market value of $290 billion.

Article about Tesla's stock price and the current state of the market -

'Tesla’s insane stock price makes sense in a market gone mad'
https://www.latimes.com/business/sto...la-even-higher

Cherie · 23-07-2020, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Since March, the share price of Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has more than quadrupled to a market value of $290 billion.

Article about Tesla's stock price and the current state of the market -

'Tesla’s insane stock price makes sense in a market gone mad'
https://www.latimes.com/business/sto...la-even-higher

wow

The Slim Reaper · 23-07-2020, 02:01 PM

Jeff Bezos' wealth increased by the largest single amount in history, when he got an extra $12.5 billion in a 24hr period.

GiRTh · 24-07-2020, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Since March, the share price of Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has more than quadrupled to a market value of $290 billion.

Article about Tesla's stock price and the current state of the market -

'Tesla’s insane stock price makes sense in a market gone mad'
https://www.latimes.com/business/sto...la-even-higher

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Jeff Bezos' wealth increased by the largest single amount in history, when he got an extra $12.5 billion in a 24hr period.

American billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic