When I worked for a financial institution, I met too many investors who allocated funds to an investment once and waited for it to grow. The same investors have a full-time job and get paid on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. I advised them to allocate a lump sum at first and contribute a…
Do you know what happened with the Terra Luna coin? Mid-May 2022 marked a scary point for many cryptocurrency traders. Countless digital coins plunged to 2022 lows. Billions of dollars were lost. None more than the stable coin Terra USD and its sister coin Luna. They are part of Singapore-based company Terraform Labs, led by…
Few human creations represent the peak of globalization and the sovereign wealth fund. Nevertheless, over the past two decades, the world’s 90 odd sovereign wealth funds have gained significant clout. Together they oversee more than $1 trillion in assets, equivalent to around 10% of the global gross domestic product. But what exactly is a sovereign…
You’ve raised the capital, spent years building the company, and it’s time. It’s time to translate your blood, sweat and tears into some hard-earned cash. To do so, many decide to take their company public. And this is where an S-1 filing comes into play. For many who are not familiar with the process, it…
In simple terms, market share is the percentage of a company’s sales in a specific market divided by the total sales. Let’s take a simple fictional example. In the US, Company A’s yearly sales in industry X are $100M. Total sales across all companies are $200M. The market share for company A in industry X…
When the pandemic began, the majority of the population was forced to work from home. The pandemic didn’t only affect our work schedule, but how we entertain ourselves. More and more activities were done from the safety of our home. Many companies benefitted from this change of lifestyle. They experienced huge growth due to an…
Can I buy LinkedIn stock? Anyone looking for a new career in the last decade found themselves on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a social network where job seekers and employers meet. Eventually, it evolved into a place where employers, employees and job seekers can post about various work accomplishments, articles and philosophical debates. One company saw…
With the markets feeling so gloomy and bearish as of late, I thought it would be a good time to look at the worst stock market crashes in history. After all, we all need to know that one day, this too shall pass. There is another side to market crashes and corrections, no matter how…
In the world of economics, there are many ways to determine how a country’s economy and population are doing. We can call this economic health. One of the most popular ones is Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP measures the monetary value of all finished goods and services produced in a country. All the intermediary steps…
You’ve probably heard the term used by financial analysts and in investing discussions. But what is the true definition of a blue chip stock? Blue chips are established companies that generally have a large market cap and are profitable. A great example of this are most of the stocks that are components of the Dow…
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