Portfolio basics
Three funds can still leave you holding the same stocks
The number of investments in your account does not tell the whole story. What they own matters more.
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Guides and explainers that stay useful after the news cycle moves on. No jargon, no hype - just the pieces worth keeping.
Investing basics
Costs explained
A zero commission trade does not make a fund free
The expense ratio is important, but it is not the only cost worth reading.
Market mechanics
An ETF is a wrapper, not a promise of safety
Two investments can both be ETFs and still carry very different risks.
Company explainers
Company Explainer
ASML: the giant machine behind the world's tiniest chips
How a Dutch company uses lasers, molten tin and incredibly precise mirrors to help make the chips inside everyday devices.
Company Explainer
NVIDIA: the company building the engines of artificial intelligence
From video games to enormous AI data centers, how a Silicon Valley chip designer became one of the most important companies behind modern computing.