How do you improve your loss rate? Don’t be a monkey.

How do you improve your loss rate? Don’t be a monkey.

Originally Posted September 11, 2018. Last Updated March 22, 2019. Reacting to the Two Investing Outcomes There are two outcomes for most new investors – the investment’s value goes up and the investor is ecstatic or the investment’s value goes down...
Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 3

Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 3

The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 3 – August 27 to September 7, 2018   We didn’t do a Week in Review last week, opting instead to do a monthly review of our recommended plays from August and investigating their performance. This episode will cover both...
J.P. Morgan takes a swing with You Invest and whiffs…

J.P. Morgan takes a swing with You Invest and whiffs…

J.P. Morgan Chase, the epic international financial banking institution, has been touting its newly-launched You Invest platform as the place for thrift-minded investors to make their mark. Rumors of the new platform suggested J.P. Morgan would take on free-brokerage...
Monthly Report Card #1 – August 2018

Monthly Report Card #1 – August 2018

If you had purchased equal positions in every one of Get Irked’s stock suggestions from throughout the month of August beginning with our first selection on August 9 you would be up 13.977% in August alone! Keep in mind, this isn’t buying our winning picks...
How to Improve your Trading and Investing – Never Stop Learning

How to Improve your Trading and Investing – Never Stop Learning

Originally posted August 30, 2018. Last Updated March 2, 2019 Despite their strong opinions and often-dedicated beliefs to their way is the “right” way, professional traders seem to agree on one tactic for success – listening to and learning from...
Robinhood adds 250 global stocks to its platform

Robinhood adds 250 global stocks to its platform

Robinhood added 250 global stocks to its platform on August 28, 2018 including popular companies like Adidas, Nintendo, and Tencent – only accessible via exchanges located in other countries. The move was likely made to counteract new competitors into the free...