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So far Brian Ransom, CFA®, MBA, MS has created 83 blog entries.

How Does Dollar-Cost Averaging Work | Simple Investing Method

When you’re in a traffic jam on the highway, you may find yourself trying to merge into whichever lane is moving fastest at the moment, only to find yourself falling behind drivers that stayed in one lane the whole time. In the same way, you may feel the urge to time the stock market, attempting to put your money in and take it out at just the right moment—a behavior that can work against you. The market fluctuates, sometimes unpredictably, and often discipline and a steady hand are more effective [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:37:56-05:00March 4, 2021|Investments|

What You Need to Know About Investing During an Election

Elections can move the market, but that doesn’t mean you should change your approach. Like any big news event, U.S. presidential elections can cause ripples and even waves in the stock market. In November 2016, for example, Donald Trump’s victory sent Dow Jones Industrial Average futures plunging 900 points on election night, as investors reacted to the unexpected outcome. The next day, markets shot back up, rallying sharply. That kind of volatility may sound like a big deal, but election-related market movements don’t necessarily have an effect on long-term market [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:39:58-05:00October 16, 2020|Economic Insights, Investments|

Next Era Energy | Utility in Public Space

Most utilities in the public space struggle to consistently generate free cash flow from operations. This means that they typically spend more cash than they generate in sales. Whether they spend it through typical yearly expenses or in capital expenditures designed to generate higher future cash, most utilities struggle to put cash in the bank year over year. To make up the difference, these companies can either raise cheap debt with help from the government or issue stock. For most publicly traded companies, this would be catastrophic to the stock [...]

By |2024-02-16T14:56:35-05:00December 11, 2019|NextEra Energy|
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