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Posts tagged #stocks
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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financeOct 7, 2026· 5 min
Where Your Stock Order Actually Goes: Wholesalers, PFOF, and the NBBO
Most retail stock orders in the US never touch an exchange. Here is how wholesalers, payment for order flow, and the NBBO decide what price you actually get, and what changed in 2026.
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financeSep 23, 2026· 5 min
Technical vs. Fundamental Analysis: Two Questions, Not Two Teams
Fundamental analysis asks what a business is worth. Technical analysis asks what the price is doing. Here's how each one works, what the research says, and why the rivalry is mostly a category error.
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financeSep 6, 2026· 4 min
Sector Rotation: A Good Map and a Bad Clock
Sector rotation charts promise a map of the business cycle laid over the stock market. The taxonomy and the economic logic hold up well.
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financeSep 2, 2026· 4 min
Dividend Yield Is a Ratio, Not a Promise
A high dividend yield can mean a company is generating serious cash, or it can mean the share price is falling faster than the payout.
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financeJul 29, 2026· 4 min
How to Read an Earnings Report Without Trusting the Headline
The number at the top of an earnings press release is the number the company chose to put there. Here is where the actual information lives: the…
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financeJul 15, 2026· 4 min
Tax-Loss Harvesting: How Selling at a Loss Actually Works
Tax-loss harvesting turns a losing position into a deduction, but the mechanics are fussier than the pitch suggests.
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financeJun 20, 2026· 4 min
Options 101: Understanding Calls and Puts
A practical explainer on how stock options work — what calls and puts are, how they're priced, and what time decay means for buyers and sellers.
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