Strong Values

by Jack Brandt | Mar 27, 2021 | Uncategorized

The Moneyist: I lost my job at 55 and started my own successful business. I now constantly get texts from friends and former coworkers asking how I did it. What do I do?

by Jack Brandt | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized

‘I liken these friends and former colleagues to the kids at school who march right to the head of the lunch line to get their food, without waiting in line like the rest of us.’

Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘My pulse rate had shot up to 120 as I gasped my way into the ER’: Italy resumes AstraZeneca vaccine, and tightens lockdown

by Jack Brandt | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized

More than half of Italy’s regions are now in the ‘red zone,’ just one year after the country effectively shut down.

The Moneyist: I’m 60 and lost my job due to COVID-19. My husband makes $150K. We saved $1.3 million. Do I resign myself to early retirement?

by Jack Brandt | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized

‘We have a good relationship, but I’m afraid of being dependent on someone, even if it’s my husband.’

The Moneyist: I married ‘the life of the party’ — but he’s different at home. He takes his money woes out on me and calls me a ‘gold digger’

by Jack Brandt | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized

‘He was a generous man and financially stable, or so I thought.’

The Moneyist: ‘We did not place blame or offer advice’: Are we flaunting our wealth if we give our friends and family money?

by Jack Brandt | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized

‘We have some family and friends who are struggling to make ends meet, particularly as a result of the pandemic. Having means, we chose to help them financially and sent sizable checks.’

Stochastic RSI

by Kyle Niedzwiecki | Feb 3, 2021 | Technical Analysis Basics

What is the Stochastic RSI? The Stochastic RSI (Stoch RSI) is an indicator used in technical analysis that ranges between zero and one and is created by applying the Stochastic oscillator formula to a set of relative strength index (RSI) values rather than to standard...

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

by Kyle Niedzwiecki | Feb 2, 2021 | Technical Analysis Basics

What is the Relative Strength Index (RSI)? The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum indicator used in technical analysis that measures the magnitude of recent price changes to evaluate overbought and oversold conditions in the price of a stock or other asset....

Moving Averages

by Kyle Niedzwiecki | Feb 1, 2021 | Technical Analysis Basics

What are Moving Averages? The moving average (MA) is a simple technical analysis indicator that smooths out previous price data by creating a constantly updated average price. The average is taken over a specific trading period, depending on whatever time period the...

Cycles

by Kyle Niedzwiecki | Jan 31, 2021 | Technical Analysis Basics

What are Cycles? Markets move in 4 phases; accumulation, mark-up, distribution, and mark-down. In the accumulation phase, the market has bottomed and early adopters see an opportunity to jump in and scoop up the asset at a fire sale discount.  In the mark-up phase,...