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Three printed earnings releases side by side under warm and cool light, showing rising and falling charts

The Headline Is Not the Story: Three Companies, One Week

Last week I published a post on how to read an earnings release. It focused on United Airlines (Ticker UAL) and Johnson & Johnson (Ticker JNJ). This week the market provided a few more earnings releases that helped solidify some…

Two printed earnings releases side by side, one rising in warm light and one falling in cool shadow.

How to Read an Earnings Release

Four times a year, every public company you own puts out an earnings release. Most casual investors do not really dig into the detail when this happens. They quickly see if the company beat expectations and look to see how…

How to Research a Stock Before You Buy It

In my last post, ETFs and Index Funds vs Individual Stocks, we talked about when it makes sense to start adding individual stocks to your portfolio. If you have decided you are ready to take that step, the natural next…