Author: self directed

My wife and I are rewatching the TV show The Good Place. If you’ve never seen it, I highly recommend it. It’s a…

People hate when I show them this chart. Most investors are perpetually Pollyanna-ish. If the market’s up, all is well. Not me. I…

They say if you go “woke,” you go broke, and plenty of companies have learned that lesson the hard way in recent years….

It started with a high school typing course. Wanda Woods enrolled because her father advised that typing proficiency would lead to jobs. Sure…

Last July, I reviewed Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) for dividend safety. The company received an “A” rating. Now that more than a…

Last week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the Fed is likely to lower interest rates this year. The market jumped as a…

It’s been a while since we did a reader case and our inbox is piling up (a big thanks to everyone who writes…

Editor’s Note: Speculative trading is on the rise in 2025, and our friends at Monument Traders Alliance have a special way for you…

Years ago, I was hooked on technical analysis. Even though many on Wall Street laugh at it, I found value in reading price…