Timing the market is probably one of the hardest things for anyone to accomplish. However, over time, the stock market generally goes up. Chances are, if you leave your money invested in the market, you’ll be up over time. Depending on the sources you look at, on average, a S&P index fund is up 12% year over year.
"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn't, pays it." - Albert Einstein
Ways To Evaluate Stocks
Whenever you use different metrics to evaluate stocks, it is important to look at comps. The evaluation metrics for a tech company will be vastly different than the metrics real estate company.
Learn the 3 most important things to look for in an earnings calls.
This is a CFO level tool to evaluate future capital expenditures and can also be used to evaluate stocks.
A simple tool that needs 3-4 inputs and will spit out a stocks intrinsic value. Based on Benjamin Grahams model, who was Warren Buffett’s teacher.