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Market insights and trading education from the Alpha Sentinel team.
The Junior Partner's Guide to Investing Without Billable-Hour Burnout
A junior partner's guide to investing without billable-hour burnout: a five-stage routine that fits a demanding schedule and stays simple.
How to Vet a Stock's Liquidity Before Adding It to Your Watchlist
Learn how to vet a stock's liquidity before adding it to your watchlist: volume, bid-ask spread, depth and how it trades in rough markets.
How to Spot False Breakouts Without Watching Every Candle
Judge a price breakout by the close, volume and follow-through instead of every intraday tick. A once-a-day routine for busy investors.
How to Explain Your Investment Strategy to a Spouse Who Isn't in Medicine or Law
How to explain your investment strategy to a spouse in plain language: goals, risk, roles and a simple check-in routine that builds trust.
What to Do With Your Portfolio During a 12-Hour Surgical Rotation
On a twelve-hour surgical day the best move is deliberate inaction. Here is how to prepare beforehand and reconnect with your portfolio afterward.
Gap-Up Stocks: How to Vet Them Before Your Next Meeting Starts
Gap-up stocks invite a quick reaction. Here is a six-step way to vet the cause, size, volume and your own plan before your next meeting starts.
How to Build a Watchlist for After-Hours Trading You Can Review at Night
Build a nightly watchlist you can review in twenty minutes: cap the list, label each name, track the calendar and treat after-hours prices with care.
Building a Watchlist for Dividend Growth Stocks You Can Check Weekly
Build a dividend growth stock watchlist you can review in one weekly sitting, with clear criteria and the warning signs worth noting. Read on.
The CFO's Guide to Monitoring Personal Investments During Earnings Season
A six-point checklist for finance executives during earnings season: trading policy, separate roles, fixed reading questions and concentration.
Confirmation Bias in Stock Picking: How Busy Investors Avoid It
A five-stage process busy investors can use to test a stock thesis against opposing evidence before committing money and to review it honestly afterward.
How Much Time Do Attorneys Actually Need to Manage a Stock Portfolio
How many hours does a portfolio really take? An attorney's guide to a simple monthly, quarterly and annual routine that survives trial season.
Tax-Loss Harvesting Checklist for Self-Directed Investors Short on Time
A short year-end checklist for tax-loss harvesting: gather your lots, apply the wash-sale and netting rules, and record what you did.