My specialty is dealing with companies seeking advice on how to improve their carbon footprint while saving them substantial savings year after year.I have a degree from Sacramento State University Sacramento (CSUS) in the field of Environmental Studies and Biology. This is what led me to own GreenTip Consulting; an efficiency and cost savings consulting firm which assists companies in implementing environmental cost saving programs www.greentipconsulting.com.
I also deal in green real-estate www.x3locations.comwhere I cater to sellers/buyers seeking or selling highly efficient green built homes often though clients of GreenTip Consulting!
For fun, I blog about my two favorite past times-Stocks (this blog) and Spirits www.spiritsommelier.com, a blog about fine wine, and other interesting libations. Yes, I’ve been known to make a few mean cocktails just ask some of my friends!
Well let’s get to the point…at least for this blog. Obviously we all want to achieve our dreams and create wealth. One way is by educating our self in sound investments and safe strategies in which to invest. Proverbs like”A fool and his money are soon parted” and “Two heads are better than one” are reasons I share this advice. We learn from each other and by educating and teaching yourself we are for the better.
Wouldn’t you love to be an owner of a company and make money without ever having to show up at work? Imagine if you could sit back, watch your company grow, and collect the dividend checks as the money rolls in! This situation might sound like a pipe dream, but it’s closer to reality than you think.
As you’ve probably guessed, we’re talking about owning stocks, mutual funds, bonds etc. These fabulous categories of financial instruments can be without a doubt, one of the greatest tools ever invented for building wealth. Stocks are a part, if not the cornerstone, of nearly any investment portfolio.
Over the last few decades, the average person’s interest in these ways of investing has grown exponentially. What was once a toy of the rich has now turned into the vehicle of choice for growing wealth? This demand coupled with advances in trading technology has opened up the markets so that nowadays nearly anybody can own stocks.
Despite their popularity, however, most people don’t fully understand this way of investing. Much is learned from conversations around the water cooler with others who also don’t know what they’re talking about. Chances are you’ve already heard people say things like, “Bob’s cousin made a killing in XYZ Company, and now he’s got another hot tip…” or “Watch out with stocks–you can lose your shirt in a matter of days!” So much of this misinformation is based on a get-rich-quick mentality, which was especially prevalent during the amazing dotcom market in the late ’90s. People thought that stocks were the magic answer to instant wealth with no risk. The ensuing dotcom crash proved that this is not the case. Stocks can (and do) create massive amounts of wealth, but they aren’t without risks. The only solution to this is education. The key to protecting yourself in the stock market is to understand where you are putting your money.
It is for this reason that we’ve created this website: to provide the information you need to learn about stocks and investment decisions. This should not be your only avenue to make a decision on a stock but should be used in conjunction with other tools so that you make a sound investment.
We will have basic information about investing so that you can make decisions yourself. On this blog we will try and have basic information about different types of stock, how they are traded, risks vs. rewards, what causes prices to change, how you buy stocks and much more.
We hope you enjoy what we offer and come back for more. If you should have any questions please don’t hesitate to email us.
