Investing Basics
The building blocks of investing: how the stock market works, reading the numbers, dividends, and managing risk.
Dot-Com Bubble Burst: How Long Did It Take to Recover?
The Nasdaq fell 78% after March 2000 and took 15 years to regain its high. The S&P 500 fell 49%, was back by 2007, and has stayed above its 2000 record since 2013.
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Panic of 1907: How Far Stocks Fell, How Long Recovery Took
The Dow fell 48.5% from its January 1906 high to its November 1907 low, mostly before the October bank runs. Recovery came in 1908 counting dividends, and in 1915 by Dow price.
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1929 Stock Market Crash: How Long Did Recovery Really Take?
The Dow fell 89% after 1929 and took 25 years to regain its high by price. With dividends reinvested and deflation counted, the market was briefly back by 1936 and for good by 1949.
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Black Monday 1987: Causes, Crash and Recovery Timeline
On October 19, 1987 the S&P 500 fell 20.47% in a day. What caused it, and when the market recovered: 21 months by price, about 19 with dividends, over 4 years after inflation.
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Anthropic IPO: S-1 Filed, Ticker ANT, Lockup, Price & Date
Anthropic publicly filed its Form S-1 on October 26, 2026. It plans to list on Nasdaq as ANT, but the price range, share count and IPO date are still blank. We read the filing: the lockup schedule, the $80.7 billion loss and who controls the company, in plain English.
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Robinhood Agentic Trading: How It Works and the Risks
Robinhood agentic trading lets an AI agent place trades in a dedicated, funded account. A calm, plain-English walkthrough of how it works and the risks.
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Should I Sell My Stocks During a War? A Calm Guide to Panic Selling
A war headline turned your portfolio red and your finger is over the sell button. Here is a calm, educational look at panic selling and how to tell a reaction from a plan.
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Why Do Stocks Go Up When Interest Rates Are High?
You've heard "high rates are bad for stocks," yet stocks are near record highs. Here's the plain-English why, both sides, anchored to the 2026 market.
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How to Read Financial Statements for Stocks, Using Costco's 2026 10-K
How to read the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for any stock, worked line by line through Costco's fiscal 2026 10-K with page numbers.
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How Are Options Priced? One Worked Example, Step by Step
Options are priced by the market, and models like Black-Scholes explain that price. We work one hypothetical call to $6.33 and show what moves it.
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Dividend Investing for Beginners: How You Get Paid
Dividend investing for beginners, traced on one real payout: Delta's $0.2150 dividend, its ex-date and record date under T+1, the pay date, yield math and how much money it takes.
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How to Understand the Stock Market: 10 Ideas in Order
Ten stock market basics in the order they build, from what one share is to profits, indexes and risk, each with an example and a link to the full lesson.
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AI Stocks in 2025: Palantir & Nvidia Performance (What Investors Should Know)
Palantir up 110% and Nvidia up 29% in 2025. Learn about AI stock investing, risk management approaches, and artificial intelligence market trends. Educational guide with data and charts.
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How Tariffs Impact Portfolios: Understanding Market Dynamics and Risk Factors
Learn how tariffs historically affect stock markets and explore different risk management concepts. Educational analysis of sector rotation, hedging, and diversification during trade policy changes.
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Call and Put Options Examples: Buying and Selling Each
Four worked examples on one $100 stock: buy a call, sell a call, buy a put, sell a put. Same $3 premium, side-by-side breakevens, and why sellers carry the bigger risk.
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