In the investing universe, there are winners and losers every day. When a trade a occurs, there’s a buyer and a seller. The price movement will determine who won the trade. Price moves up, the buyer wins and vice versa.

Exchange Traded Funds, more commonly known as ETFs, are one of the most frequently traded types of securities in the market.

Lots of companies offer stock options, stock awards, or match 401k contributions with stock. Employees will build these positions over time and may not realize how much of their worth is tied to a single company.

These grants are broadly similar to RSUs, but they are typically given out after an initial RSU package to keep compensation levels consistent over time. They’re also offered to encourage employees to stick with their current job (aka “golden handcuffs”).

Whatever “this” is in 2022—the post-pandemic inflation where things are good, but also not so good. We’ll look back at this period and say, “I should’ve done this,” because we’ll benefit from hindsight. “In this economy?” covers so many things, and I won’t be able to use it forever.

There’s a saying, “It’s a recession when my neighbor loses his job, it’s a depression when I lose my job.” Technically a recession is six months of falling GDP (gross domestic product).

It might seem odd that stocks do well when the real-world economy looks ugly. The divergence is more common than you might think. Both the stock and bond markets rebounded during a slew of bad news.