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March 15, 2021Courtney

Year in Review: Three once in a lifetime stock market events during the pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the WHO, called COVID-19 a once-in-a-lifetime event, “e have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus. This is the first...

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March 11, 2021Courtney

Roblox is a publicly-traded stock: 3 things you should know

Overview of Roblox stock public offering. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

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February 3, 2021Courtney

Is it Time to Leave Robinhood?

Disclosure: This post contains my Public app invite link, if you join Public using my link, you will receive a free stock and I will receive a free stock too. Last week, Reddit, more specifically the Reddit induced GameStop Short Squeeze, fueled triple-digit surge trading in GameStop and several other...

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January 29, 2021Courtney5 comments

Three Things Investors Need to Know About the GameStop Short Squeeze

Before I discuss the “short squeeze,” I think it’s important to discuss two underlying concepts: a long position (AKA going long) and a short position (AKA “shorts”). The average investor typically goes long. Going long means that the investor has purchased and owns a stock with the expectation...

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