MyLifeDump

The stock market was tumbling last week and because we are little cash poor these days, we decided to get rid of SGMO. Nida bought 125 SGMO shares in 2006 around October. It was a forgotten investment for her but then we got married last July and the SGMO stock came up when we were [...]

I asked this question to myself when I saw the stock market plummet last week. The reason is of course the housing melt-down, the credit crunch and the unemployment rate which is now 5%. It was expected that the economy will add 70,000 jobs but it added only 18,000 and that is certainly not a [...]

Dividend discount model is a widely accepted financial tool used to evaluate stocks based on the net present value of the future dividends. It works by analyzing and making assumptions related to growth in dividends and interest rates. It’s a tool that is heavily based on speculation but what sets it apart from other financial [...]

GAAP or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles is a body that provides the framework of guidelines for issues related to Financial Accounting. It includes the standards, rules and regulations accountants have follow in recording, and summarizing transactions, and in the preparation of financial statements.
The main goal is to make sure that a company’s financial informtion [...]