Lessons From Mark Cuban - How to Invest Like a Frugal Student
Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for 5.7 billion dollars in 1999, tells newcomers that wealth arrives through thrift, not through hot tips. He built his fortune by founding MicroSolutions - selling it for six million dollars - repeating the process with Broadcast.com. Today he owns the Dallas Mavericks and stakes in dozens of […]
Gold's Safe-Haven Reputation Hides a More Complicated Story
On 11 April 2025 the spot price for one troy ounce of gold closed at $3,512.40, a record that eclipsed the previous peak set in March. Traders who bought bullion twelve months earlier locked in a 38 % gain, yet the metal's role in a portfolio remains contentious. A safe haven must shield capital when […]
Timeline of U.S. Stock Market Crashes
A stock market crash begins with a slow rise in prices - collapses in hours. Economists trace the collapse to leverage, fraud, or policy errors. The decisive element remains panic - a nineteenth century term for the instant when traders stampede for the exits. Prices plummet. Household savings evaporate. A crash occurs when a broad […]
How To Benchmark Your ETF Investments
Exchange-traded funds package hundreds or thousands of securities into a single share. Each fund publishes a prospectus that names the index it intends to replicate or outperform. The stated index becomes the yardstick against which every quarterly report, fee along with deviation is judged. A fund that claims the S&P 500 as its reference must […]
Top Ten Holdings of Five Prominent Money Managers
Quarterly 13F filings reveal the exact positions of the most closely watched portfolios. The ten largest line items in each report attract particular attention because they absorb the greatest share of research hours, internal debate along with capital. Investor dollars serve as the only scoreboard that matters. The five vehicles below manage assets measured in […]