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Utilize a Swing Trading Strategy for More Gains

All Investor's should ponder, test, and employ various Investment Strategies. That is, in my opinion, the best way to learn and improve Investing Prowess! Do your own analysis, research financial reports, and form a decision without leaning heavily on, "Technical's". Then, "Get in the Ring," with other Investors and carefully monitor the Market while exercising patience.  I'd like to pause for a moment and share my personal opinion. "Get in the Ring," by Guns and Roses, is by far one of the worst songs my generation was graced with. Whenever I hear that phrase , the rant in that song becomes, audible. The Benefits of Swing Trading Swing trading is a style of trading that aims to capture short-term to medium-term gains in a financial instrument over a period of a few days to several weeks. Swing traders use technical analysis, fundamental analysis, or a combination of both to identify trading opportunities and manage risk. In this essay, I will ...

Comparison of Previous U.S. Debt Crisis and Thoughts on the Current Situation

One feasible methodology to contrast different US government debt crises is to appraise the ratio of the national debt to the gross domestic product (GDP), which denotes the country’s solvency and creditworthiness. A higher ratio insinuates a heavier debt burden and a greater probability of default. According to the Pew Research Center , the US debt-to-GDP ratio has attained astronomic proportions during three epochs: The Reagan-Bush epoch of the 1980s and early 1990s ; t he 2008 financial cataclysm and subsequent Great Recession ; and the pandemic-precipitated recession of 2020 . The Reagan-Bush epoch beheld a prodigious increment in military disbursement, tax cuts, and economic downturns that contributed to the inflation of the national debt. The debt-to-GDP ratio ascended from 31% in 1981 to 66% in 1993. The 2008 financial debacle and the Great Recession instigated a stupendous fiscal stimulus, bank bailouts, and lower tax revenues that added to the debt. The debt-to-GDP ratio vault...