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Investing for Newbies

How to Buy Undervalued Stocks, Step Three: Just do it!

The basic idea behind making money with stocks is simple. This is how Joel Greenblatt, one of the best modern value investors, describes it in the Big Secret for the Small Investor: “The big secret to investing is to figure… Continue Reading →

How to Buy Undervalued Stocks, Step Two: Find the Value

Figuring out what you pay for a public company was the easy part – step one. Nevertheless, going through the deep meaning of market capitalization first was crucial for realising that you are buying a portion of a business and… Continue Reading →

How to Buy Undervalued and Avoid Overvalued Stocks: Step One

Some people must have hated 2022 when they realised that “stonks go up!” is not always the case. Regardless of the pain, one day this experience will be appreciated as a great learning moment, for those that stay in the… Continue Reading →

The Prices of Penny Stocks & Cryptos Can Be Deceptive

Some people only look at the current prices of stocks and choose whether to invest or not. While the price is important, it is not the only item of importance. Unfortunately, investing in low priced stocks just because they are… Continue Reading →

Track COVID-19 and its Impacts in Real-Time with CityFALCON

From a few thousand cases in East Asia in early January to a global pandemic that’s shut down the world economy in a matter of months, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has indisputably been the focus of attention for individuals, markets,… Continue Reading →

Will Index Funds and ETFs Cause the Next 2008-Style Crash?

A recent prediction about Index Funds from Michael Burry warns investors about a possible bubble. Burry, who had correctly predicted the derivatives-based 2008 Financial Crash – and whose character was the star of the film The Big Short, a movie… Continue Reading →

The Power of Financial Compounding Explained in Seven Graphs

This post is inspired by the presentation by Kaushik Punjabi at London Value Investing Club.  The content of the post however is the view of the author. We always hear we should start to save for retirement early. We should reinvest our dividends… Continue Reading →

10 Questions About Value Investing in Stocks And Shares That Most Beginners Ask

CityFALCON’s goal is to provide our users with digestible data to inform investment decisions. For those who are beginning their journey into value investing, we would like to extend our welcome by helping you start off in the right direction…. Continue Reading →

Fundamental vs Technical Analysis for Stock Market Investing and Trading

We’ve written about the differences between investing and trading before – Difference Between Stock Market Investing and Trading – Don’t Mix Up the Strategies. These two strategies sound similar, but they have very different foundations and philosophies. Here, we will… Continue Reading →

High Frequency and Algo Trading are Taking Over Markets – What It Means For You

We talk a lot about how machines are being used more and more in finance. This is especially important in High-Frequency Trading (HFT) and Algorithmic Trading or algo-trading (AT). There is simply no way for humans to compete on these… Continue Reading →

Bottom-Up vs Top-Down Investing – Stock Screening Strategies

The financial world is vast, and the number of investing strategies reflects that. Two broad categories for classifying investment styles is the top-down and the bottom-up approach. As the people who coin these terms are more concerned with clarity than… Continue Reading →

The Detailed Guide to Value and Deep Value Investing – How to Build a Long Term Portfolio

There are plenty of approaches to investing. Some are more akin to gambling than investing, and some are more of an art than a science. In this article, we are going to discuss value investing, who uses it, and how… Continue Reading →

16 Must Watch Movies For Traders And Investors

16 Must Watch Movies For Traders And Investors Not too long ago we reviewed what impact the hit film The Big Short can teach us about value investing here. The blog post prompted us to take a look at what other… Continue Reading →

Greatest Investors of All Time – How Did They Do It and What We Can Learn from Them

There are literally tens of millions of stock market and private investors today. The personal investing revolution has enabled anyone with a few hundred dollars to trade stocks. But we don’t have millions of great investors. Only a select few… Continue Reading →

What is Market Capitalisation? – Investing for Newbies

This is the first episode of Investing for newbies. Here we talk about what is market capitalisation and why it’s what you should consider why buying a stock. Transcript of video If I told you can buy this apple in… Continue Reading →

Understanding Debt, Equity & Risk Reward Ratio – Investing for Newbies

This is episode 2 in our new to investing series – Understanding Debt, Equity & Risk Reward Ratio. Enjoy! Transcript of video When you start thinking about investing in the stock market, you’ll hear a lot of financial jargon thrown… Continue Reading →

Asset Allocation for Dummies – An Introduction to Portfolio Management

Portfolio management is an art. It is the art of making the correct, risk-adjusted, investment decisions that suit your specific investment time horizon. As with any art, it takes time, patience and experience…

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Inspirational Quotes for Stock Market Investing

Sometimes it’s good to go back to basics and re-evaluate your investing strategies. Here are some inspirational quotes from some wise investors that could help. “Investing should be more like…

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Best Finance Videos, Articles and Books for Investors for Amateurs and Experts

As a value investor most of your time is spent reading about companies…

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The 55 Best Finance Blogs of 2016

We’re only a few days into 2016, and there is so much to look forward to. But the passing calendar year also gives a chance to reflect. If you’re like us here at CityFALCON, one thing you might have spent…

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The Ultimate Guide To Understanding The Stock Market

Introduction The stock market is one of the most valuable components of the market economy. It can create a lot of opportunity, but it can be difficult to understand. There’s so much jargon and expertise involved, just thinking about can… Continue Reading →

5 Reasons Why I And Most People Have Lost Money In The Stock Markets

I’m not an expert on the markets, nor do I have a PhD or some quantitative research to support my arguments. But here are some of my experiences from investing in the stock markets for the last 15 years. There…

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How even YOU can start investing in stock markets

Disclaimer: We provide information for investors and traders, but this should not be constituted as investment advice. Also, losses can exceed deposits when dealing with leveraged products. Please consult an investment advisor before making any decisions. Investing for long term… Continue Reading →

Boost Return On Your Investment Even Without Increasing Risk

INTRODUCTION Once you have decided ‘where’ to invest your funds, it’s also important to think about ‘how’ to invest them. There are several instruments that you could use to maximise your returns with or without increasing exposure and risk. We… Continue Reading →

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