As inexperienced retail investors make up more and more of the Wall Street pie, it seems the art of the ‘Pump and Dump’ has become more prevalent.
Author: Michael O'Mahony
Michael is a writer here at MyWallSt. His first and favorite stock is Square, which he sees becoming a massive player in the payments industry and a leader in the war on cash.
The Importance of Geographic Diversification
Geographic diversification is an underrated investing tactic that reduces risk and creates opportunities. Here’s why you need to start and one stock to do it with.
Big Tech’s Antitrust Hearing: What’s Going Down?
Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon CEOs are testifying today over their respective companies’ potential monopolistic behaviors. Here’s the rundown.
The Advantages of Being the Only ‘Pure Play’ in the Market
Beyond Meat, Tesla and Virgin Galactic have shown the advantages of being the only ‘pure play’ on the market. Can DraftKings join the club?
What is Short Selling?
Short Selling is essentially betting a stock will decrease in value in the future, however it’s a much riskier position than owning shares
Not competitors and not competing fairly
‘Teams is not a competitor to Slack’, except that it is and always has been and is now competing unfairly, according to Stewart Butterfield.
What is the VIX?
The CBOE Volatility Index gets a lot of attention in times of uncertainty. We’re going to dive into what exactly is the VIX and what does it tell us.
2 Earnings Reports You Can’t Miss This Week
Earnings season is well and truly kicking off this week with over 400 public companies reporting. Here are the two you need to tune into and what to look out for.
Move Fast and Break Things – Even the Law
Massachusetts is joining California in suing Uber and Lyft for their misclassification of workers. Could this be the end of the road for the gig economy?
The Warren Buffett Inspired 2 Stock Portfolio
“Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.”