33. Current State of the Stock Market + Q&A (Pt. 2)

04/19/24 • 29 min

Questions on questions: Y'all submitted sooo many questions we had to make this Q&A a two-parter.

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But First, A Quick SMU!

We also get a quick Stock Market Update from Jess Inskip. This investing rollercoaster we're on has been a bit of a dooziie this past week - what's happening? Remember, we're buckled in for the ups and downs! You know Jess is going to tell us in Swiftie speak every chance she gets...

AI: I can still make the whole place shimmer

The Dollar: I'm on my vigilante sh*t again

Oil: I'll be the actress staring in your bad dreams

The Fed: It's a cruel summer

Answering Your Questions:

Dalia asked a question from our What are mutual funds and ETFs? (Episode 04): Can you talk more about those fees behind index funds? Also, I’m wondering where exactly the money that a fund returns comes from. Is it an interest, companies’ profits or something else?
@maljones asked a question from What Are Preferred Stocks (Ep. 07): Are preferred stocks also called options? Are they the same thing or different concepts?
Jane Smith Carson asked: Other 'educators' talk crap about picking stocks, your advice makes me feel more confident to diversify my own portfolio. ETF. Re: step 1, what are some other fin-ed resources and podcasts you like? Check out: Napkin Finance by Tina Hay (book); Mad Money Podcast by Jim Cramer (first 10 minutes is stock market updates for self-directed investors); BOA global research (dry podcast but informative); Compound and Friends (podcast); Money with Katie (podcast);

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Questions on questions: Y'all submitted sooo many questions we had to make this Q&A a two-parter.

Be sure to follow us and subscribe to our email newsletter (all links at the bottom) to keep up with all the stock market happenings!

But First, A Quick SMU!

AI: I can still make the whole place shimmer

The Dollar: I'm on my vigilante sh*t again

Oil: I'll be the actress staring in your bad dreams

The Fed: It's a cruel summer

Answering Your Questions:

Dalia asked a question from our What are mutual funds and ETFs? (Episode 04): Can you talk more about those fees behind index funds? Also, I’m wondering where exactly the money that a fund returns comes from. Is it an interest, companies’ profits or something else?
@maljones asked a question from What Are Preferred Stocks (Ep. 07): Are preferred stocks also called options? Are they the same thing or different concepts?
Jane Smith Carson asked: Other 'educators' talk crap about picking stocks, your advice makes me feel more confident to diversify my own portfolio. ETF. Re: step 1, what are some other fin-ed resources and podcasts you like? Check out: Napkin Finance by Tina Hay (book); Mad Money Podcast by Jim Cramer (first 10 minutes is stock market updates for self-directed investors); BOA global research (dry podcast but informative); Compound and Friends (podcast); Money with Katie (podcast);

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32. Q&A: Answering All YOUR Questions (keep 'em coming)

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We're back, we had to take a week off because, if you didn't know, Jess is the sun and Jessie is the moon - we had to eclipse. 🌚🌞

First, a quick market update for April 11, 2024 about CPI and PPI!

Then we get to allllll your questions, yes, even questions from our very early episodes (told ya we'd get to them eventually 😅).

Questions we answer in this episode:

@lukodaian asked - can you please explain Dow [indice] points, S&P 500 points, and how they are calculated? what does it really mean?
@beyza asked a question from our last Episode (31) on CD Ladders - When you say the rates are annual, looking at 5.35% for 3 month period, does that mean i will be getting 5.35% at the end of that period or will it actually be less?
@tinaremlinger asked - I would like to know how I go about gifting stocks or buying stocks for my children.
Jane Smith Carson asked about Portfolio diversification! Should I diversify by sector? How do I add bonds in my brokerage account? Are Bond ETFs a good idea? Also she asked Jess what her favorite Taylor Swift song and album is 🙃
Mags asked - I’ve seen discourse about how BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, etc. have too much market share! I would love to hear thoughts. And the best ways for young adults to build wealth, should we use AI investors, and is Social Security dead?

We help educate you on how the stock market works, so that you can make informed decisions on what to do with your money. Keep the questions coming! 💙💜

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34. Investing Jargon, Demystified 🔮✨ The Top 20 Terms You Need to Know - In Order

There's a loooot of jargon in the financial world. And it can seem overwhelming or like it's a language that was intentionally made to keep you in the dark, but Jess has been shining light on all this lingo since the beginning, and we've realized the jargon is actually pretty easy to grasp once it's explained to you in a logical, compounding way.

Compounding Knowledge 🧠✨

Just like your money compounds with interest, your investing knowledge compounds by starting off with the basic terms and building upon them. We'll take you through about 20 terms today (and we'll probably make a cute worksheet for you as well).

It's In The Name!

It's true, most of these jargony terms are self-explanatory and the answer is literally "in the name" for a lot of them.

We start with the basic stock market terms you need to know and build upon them. You gotta know what capital is before you understand market cap, capital appreciation and capital gain, for example. ;)

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