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PFT #55 - Personal Finance Tip Tracking Realized Capital Gains for the Calendar Year

As each year ends investors balance losses against gains to minimize taxes that are paid to the IRS each year.

#71 - Robinhood Update: The Lawsuit, Payment for Order Flow & the IPO

Update on the IPO, the Lawsuit and Payment for Flow (PFOF) and how it works.

PFT#26 - Listener Question: How Do We Trade Options and What Should Beginning Investors Know?

Options come with high risk and reward. It is important to understand how they work before entering into this type of stock trading

What Are Fractional Shares and Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs)

A fractional share is when there is less than a full share of stock owned. This happens with dividend reinvestments and stock splits.

#56 - The Financial Crimes of Bernie Madoff and the Rise of Ponzi Schemes

Bernie Madoff was an American financial businessman who was responsible for the largest Ponzi scheme in history of $17.5 billion dollars.

#44 - The GameStop Short Sell Where the Little Guy Beat Wall Street at Their Own Game

Shorting a stock whens shares are borrowed from a broker on margin and have to be be paid back with interest to the broker.

Podcast #1 - Panic Selling During the Coronavirus

Let's discuss the ramifications of panic selling your financial investments if you are not going need the money for the next two years.