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Why Psychology Is the No. 1 Secret to Your Investment Success

Subscribing to investment advice is helpful only if you actually follow it.
Today, Nicholas Vardy explains why psychology is one of the most critical components of successful investing.

Ornithologists study birds. Entomologists study insects. Anthropologists study ancient civilizations.
As The Oxford Club’s Quantitative Strategist, I study global financial markets.
I develop ideas on how to gain an edge in the market. Then I use those ideas to develop a trading system. And I then test that system using some of the world’s most sophisticated software.
If you are an engineer, programmer or scientific researcher, you’d find the process very familiar.

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Apple delays production of 2020 iPhones: WSJ

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple will delay the production of its newest iPhones by a month due to weakened consumer demand for electronic products amid the coronavirus outbreak. Yahoo Finance’s Melody Hahm and Dan Roberts joins The Final Round panel to break down the details of Apple’s decision to delay its new 5G iPhones. …read more […]

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With Two Days to Go Before Facebook Earnings, This 5-Star Analyst Weighs in on the Stock

Earnings season is here. And that means the biggest players in the market are getting ready to release very important earnings reports. One of those big players is Facebook (FB). The social media giant is set to report first-quarter numbers after the bell on Wednesday, April 29.Ahead of one of Wall Street’s most anticipated quarterly statements, RBC’s Mark Mahaney has been crunching the numbers. The 5-star analyst argues that given the pullback in ad spend “street estimates for Q1 are likely optimistic.” Mahaney calls for revenue, operating Income, and GAAP EPS of $16.78 billion, $5.55 billion, and $1.62, respectively. The …read more […]

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U.S. judge rules talc lawsuits against J&J can proceed, testimony limited

Thousands of plaintiffs who say that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and talc products caused cancer can go forward with their claims, but face limits on what expert testimony will be allowed in trials after a Monday ruling by a New Jersey judge. J&J faces more than 16,000-talc related lawsuits nationwide, the majority of which are pending before U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson in New Jersey. The lawsuits allege that the company’s talc products have been contaminated with asbestos and can cause ovarian cancer. …read more […]

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Gears Jammed Again at Restart for Small-Business Relief Program

(Bloomberg) — Lenders reported frustration with being shut out of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s system to apply for relief loans, a sign that the program that restarted Monday with additional funding is already overwhelmed.Not 10 minutes after the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program relaunched at 10:30 a.m. New York Time, lenders reported that they either couldn’t access the agency’s system or were being kicked out as they tried to process applications on behalf of small-business owners, said Paul Merski of the Independent Community Bankers of America. The platform went down four minutes after it opened, according to a person familiar …read more […]