The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom

Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss the finer points of debt and cash flow analysis using Weber Grill’s financials. *Breaking Down Weber Grills after their recent IPO *Analyzing the debt of Weber Grill and how you can use it for other companies *How to analyze the cash flow statement […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we chat with Mark Lamonica, Head of Individual Research at Morningstar. *How to invest in today’s topsy-turvy markets *The importance of moats and how to measure them *The highs and lows of buying the “dip” and some caution are necessary *How to interpret narratives in […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: *How do I know if I should max out my Roth IRA? *Our thoughts on the defense sector and investing in companies like Raytheon, General Dynamics, and Lockheed Martin *How to calculate Price to Sales ratio *Our thoughts on the companies Affirm and […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: *The importance of compounding and the impact it can have on your returns *How to setup dollar cost averaging and to start the regular habit of continually investing *How diversification can help spread the risk around your portfolio *How to determine what kind […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we chat with: *Brian Feroldi, author of “Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?” *We talk about the lack of financial education and ways to overcome those challenges. *We discuss the current market conditions today, and how to benefit from them. *Brian gives a synopsis […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: *How to spot Value Traps and some of the characteristics of companies that might become a value trap. *Companies who become value traps because they are cheap, and why those types are dangerous. *Several examples of value traps are Circuit City and Goodyear […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we welcome: *Tracking your profits and losses in your brokerage accounts and the best way to follow those changes. *What to do when stocks fall, and we are supposed to buy and hold investors? *How to deal with Mr. Market and Trailing Stops? For more […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we welcome: How do ESPP plans work, and what kinds of returns can you expect from those types of employee stock purchase plans. How to avoid dividend traps A quick look at Cigna’s financials and exploring why their dividends have increased Alternatives to hedging against […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we welcome: *Eric Balchunas, the Senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, recently published a fantastic book, The Bogle Effect. *Eric and Andrew discuss what a fiduciary means and how they impact investments, particularly ETFs. *What is passive investing versus active funds, and how has Vanguard […]

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Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today’s show, we discuss: *How to stay invested in the markets, even during downtimes, without getting discouraged *How to manage our emotions and control our emotions when we invest *The impact of dividends and the double compounding effect as a result of investing in dividend-paying companies For […]

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