Is everybody getting excited for the Super Bowl this weekend? We get a sort-of double whammy with Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day landing on back to back days, but that’s what happens when the NFL extends the regular season by a week. It’ll be interesting to see who wins out in some relationships when Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day fall on the SAME day! Anyway:
Here’s what I’ve been reading this morning:
‘The Difference Between a Portfolio and a Plan’ – Ben Carlson – A Wealth of Common Sense
- Ben addresses a question from a reader specific to cryptocurrency, but it really applies to all investments. Having a disciplined approach and rules to your strategy is incredibly important to maintaining the proper allocation for your own personal goals.
‘The Dangers of Owning Individual Stocks’ – Casey Mullooly – Mullooly Asset Management
- We’ve seen several extremely volatile moves in big tech stocks this week after they’ve released their earnings reports. Owning individual stocks is risky In this week’s video, Casey explains what’s been going on while highlighting to best way to own individual stocks.
‘Is This the End of the FAANGS?’ – Blair duQuesnay – The Belle Curve
- Stocks, and in particular technology stocks, are off to a rough start to 2022. This shouldn’t be alarming to investors, as down periods are part of the game. However, Blair writes about the ‘darling’ stocks of the last decade – FAANG – and if their time in the sun might be over.
‘8 of the Biggest Investing Myths’ – Ben Carlson – A Wealth of Common Sense
- When it comes to “how to make it” in the stock market and investing world, there are a LOT of myths. But for most people, it’s probably more important to just be aware of the biggest myths. What are the biggest myths, you ask? Ben wrote about eight of them in this post!
ENJOY!