Investing Essentials¶
Investing requires saving money to invest, then developing a diversified portfolio. Portfolios need to be adjusted periodically based on life changes, but the focus should remain on the long term.
- 1. What is the Difference Between Alpha and Beta?
- 2. Asset Class
- 3. Institutional vs. Retail Investors: What’s the Difference?
- 4. Bull Market
- 5. Rule of 72 Definition
- 6. Where do investors tend to put their money in a bear market?
- 7. Bear Market
- 7.1. What Is a Bear Market?
- 7.2. Secular and Cyclical Bear Markets
- 7.3. The Naming of Bear and Bull
- 7.4. What Causes a Bear Market?
- 7.5. Phases of a Bear Market
- 7.6. Bear Market vs. Correction
- 7.7. Short Selling in Bear Markets
- 7.8. Puts and Inverse ETFs in Bear Markets
- 7.9. Real World Examples of Bear Markets
- 8. Public Company
- 9. Security
- 10. The Top 5 Books Every Young Investor Must Read
- 11. Smart Money
- 12. Wall Street
- 13. What is securitization?
- 14. How Operating Leverage Can Impact a Business
- 15. Buy-Side vs. Sell-Side Analysts: What’s the Difference?
- 16. Investment Banker
- 17. A Top-Down Approach to Investing
- 17.1. What Is an Investment Banker?
- 17.2. Start at the Top: The Global View
- 17.3. Analyze the Trends
- 17.4. Look to the Economy
- 17.5. The Positives of the Top-Down Approach
- 17.6. The Negatives of Top-Down Investing
- 17.7. The Bottom Line
- 17.8. An Example of Investment Banking and an IPO
- 17.9. Skills and Requirements to Be an Investment Banker