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1. The market makes prediction about your profit 2. Your quarter report date comes up 3. You take your companies profits for that quarter 4. You divide them by all the common stock out in the world 5. You come up with a number that is either positive or negative 6. The market freaks over your number beating or falling behind estimates #dontpanic Let us piece this together You are in charge of earnings...

Reading and understanding stocks is just as confusing and unknown as the depth of oceans. You may have been swiping on your phone looking at Apple and see all these metrics below, and just like algebra it looks like a foreign language to you. We don’t want you Orcas swimming in the deep blue without knowledge of what stocks out there maybe good or bad! We want to help guide you on the basics, so you...

You have probably heard of Dow Jones before, but did you know ‘he” has more followers than Kylie and Kendall, combined! Although he may not be plumping his lips or showing off his behind, he is an influencer, and an important one in the stock market. Side Note: Large Cap is a stock that has value over $ 5 Billion, such as IBM. Dow Jones, consists of the Top 30 large cap stocks that are on the Nasdaq...

1. You travel internationally 2. You like what you see in their economy 3. You start thinking how you can “invest” into their economy 4. You look into investing in “emerging markets” 5. You invest and realize how up and down the market is 6. You realize that this is a great diversification of your portfolio Let us break this down, you decide to travel internationally and have a blast, now you want...

Let us break this down 1. An Idea is born 2. Company starts in a garage 3. Becomes a bigger company 4. Files proper documents with a bank and SEC 5. Raises money 6. Chooses a date 7. Rings the bell 8. All equals an IPO Now, let us piece this together, you think of an idea one day and run with it, now you start this company in your garage and slowly it grows, from you and a couple buddies to actual...

Let us break this down 1. You graduate from college 2. Get ready for your first day of work in the city 3. Sign your new contract 4. That includes 100 stock options 5. They are not vested yet (locked) 6. After some time they become vested (unlocked) 7. You feel blessed because those options are now yours #wayup 8. You have come into some money #moneyface Now, let us piece it together; first, you graduate...

Let us break down the first message : 1. You see the market going up 2. You buy 300 shares of stock 3. Market keeps rocketing up 4. #moneyface 5. This all equals a bull market Now for the reply 1. You see the market going down 2. You freak out a little 3. So you sell your shares 4. Market keeps going down 5. This all equals a bear market Now let us piece together the first message; first you are watching...

Let us break this down 1. You have an idea in your garage 2. You raise money from angel/venture capitalist investors 3. Who predict you are worth lots of money 4. News outlets “freak out” and value your private company 5. At over a Billion dollars, while still private Now, let us piece it together; first you come up with an idea and start your company in your garage. Then you go out and pitch to angel...

Sadly, Bonds are not as cool as James Bond movies, and do not feature any fancy cars, explosions or gorgeous women. But as boring as bonds may seem, they are a backbone for safer investments and can be just as cool as James Bond for your wallet. Side Note: We will be featuring a few articles on bonds; this one will lay out the basics. Side Note: Bonds work on something called par value, which gives...

We here at Orca, love when John Oliver exposes industries for what they are, such as MLM's. You have probably been approached or know one of your friends that have been approached to join this “amazing opportunity” to be your own boss and sell this product that is “flying” off the shelves and it is just as easy as recruiting your friend and family to make money with you, All you have to do is get 10...

$215,000, that is how much the top CEO’s of hedge fund companies make on an hourly basis. Yup, HOURLY... Now some of you have probably heard or watched the show “Billions” on SHOWTIME but are still confused by what Bobby Axelrod does, so lets talk about what Hedge Funds are and let you decide if the pay is justified. A hedge fund is simply characterized as an investment partnership, where investors...

Congratulations! You may be reading this because you have recently got a job where RSU’s are being given to you. You must be overwhelmed with excitement, and you should be! Your hiring manager quickly explains what RSU’s are and all you hear is a muffled voice from Charlie Brown, because you are way too excited about getting your job. Now Restricted Stock Units can be exciting from the potential payoff...