finance

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Taxes are on a lot of people's minds right now for obvious reasons. I hear many of people concerned about reducing their taxable income and that’s an understandable concern as well. We’ll discuss some techniques for achieving that, but first we need to make sure we know what we’re talking about.

During the dot-com boom, it seemed like everyone was a day trader. After the bust, it was almost a dirty word. During the housing bubble, day traders were back in force. Not too long ago it seemed like everyone is a day trader, then once again they all seemed to disappear. So we’re left to wonder, can you make money day trading?

During the dot-com boom, it seemed like everyone was a day trader. After the bust, it was almost a dirty word. During the housing bubble, day traders were back in force. Not too long ago it seemed like everyone is a day trader, then once again they all seemed to disappear. So we’re left to wonder, can you make money day trading?

We all look at stock market share prices and wonder what they mean. Sometimes, when we see a stock that we know is a large and powerful company and compare its price to a smaller company, we are surprised by the result. How can a juggernaut like Starbucks or Walmart cost less than a local utility or another much smaller company? The key to understanding this mystery is: Share prices are not correlated with company prices.

We all look at stock market share prices and wonder what they mean. Sometimes, when we see a stock that we know is a large and powerful company and compare its price to a smaller company, we are surprised by the result. How can a juggernaut like Starbucks or Walmart cost less than a local utility or another much smaller company? The key to understanding this mystery is: Share prices are not correlated with company prices.