Category The basics of investing

All articles that discuss the basic concepts and forms of investment, including investment strategies and trends.

Valuation, evaluation of shares (2025)

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We were recently talking about what stock valuation means. Then we realized how interesting this topic is, how to value a stock. Do we want to determine its price, its entry point, or its category? We were mulling this over for a while, and then we decided to try to answer these questions. You can find out what a growth stock is, what a value stock is, what a dividend stock is, […]

The essence and use of the S&P 500 Index (2025)

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Before I start dissecting the S&P 500 index, I previously wrote an exhaustive article about stock market indices, which you can find here: You can read a lot of interesting things about stock market indices in these articles. The most famous one, which most of you use as a reference point, but has not been discussed yet, is the S&P 500 index. Typically, the name of this index comes to mind even when you see a serious economic news […]

TBSZ, or the long-term investment account in 2025

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The Long-Term Investment Account, abbreviated as TBSZ, is one of the best savings tools for stock investments and all other instruments in Hungary. No one likes to pay unnecessary taxes, and since reducing costs is the easiest way to increase returns, why wouldn't you do it? In this article, we will review the most important things to know about the TBSZ account. In addition to the usual theoretical foundations […]

Meaning and Methodology of Fundamental Analysis (2025)

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It is not worth investing in stocks if you do not at least master the basics of analysis. In other words, it is useful to know what fundamental and technical analysis means, and what methodologies are available to you. This is what we will talk about today, supplemented with practical examples, but those who do not want to spend time and energy on this do not need to despair. For them, the […]

High inflation and stock market returns (2025)

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The impact of high inflation, which manifests itself in rising prices, has been felt by everyone for some time now. Moreover, high inflation is typically accompanied by a decline in the stock market, so investors are rightly worried about what will happen to their portfolios. In this article, I will try to find out what to expect in the markets and clarify what […]

The concept, structure and operation of the stock exchange (2025)

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The concept of the stock market is not clear to many, despite the fact that everyone has heard of the stock market. In fact, most people have come into contact with it in some way, since today everyone has Revolut, for example, but I could also mention a few other well-known service providers. Then there is the famous forex trading, quite a few people have tried to earn some money […]

Stock market index meaning and usage (2025)

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Many of you have probably heard the term stock index, but you may not know what it means exactly. And if you have, it is worth reading the article, as I will cover countless subtleties in it. For example, whether it is realistic to compare the price of a stock to a stock index, do these indicators show the total return or not? How can an average […]