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The Financial Lexicon

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The Financial Lexicon

I am an investor/trader with nearly a decade of experience in the financial world. I have experience investing in and trading equities, options, and a variety of fixed income and alternative investment products.

Author of The 5 Fundamentals of Building a Retirement Portfolio:

Whether you are an everyday investor interested in the financial markets or an experienced financial professional looking for new insights into portfolio construction and various assets, this book has something for you. The 5 Fundamentals of Building a Retirement Portfolio focuses on the essential elements of building a well-rounded retirement portfolio: predictable income, inflation protection, deflation protection, liquidity, and principal preservation. In the context of the five fundamentals, this book discusses a variety of popular investing topics including dividend growth investing, high-yield bonds, call and put options, and commodities. It also provides unique insight into buy-and-hold investing, taxable-equivalent bond yields, the debt ceiling, and more! The 5 Fundamentals of Building a Retirement Portfolio aims to help each reader become a better-informed investor with a good grasp of the decision-making process necessary to select the various assets best suited for his or her retirement portfolio.

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