The Difference Between Speculating/Trading and Investing

You may have noticed that I often refer to investing in the stock of companies as “partnering” with the company instead of “buying the stock.”  It might seem like a small difference but, to me, it’s conceptually a very big difference.  Investing is much longer in nature.  When I purchase shares of stock in a…

Market Updates

Well that was exciting!  Please keep in mind that, as a long-term investor, what matters is the earnings power and yield of the companies in which you are invested.  Just because the price of a stock drops doesn’t mean that the underlying company is deteriorating – it simply means you have the chance to buy…