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Best tutorial on calculating DCF?

What is the best online tutorial to learn calculating DCF (Discounted Cash Flow )for a stock?
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Has anyone figured out how to make use of Brett Steenbarger’s power measure?

Brett Steenbarger published an indicator that he calls the Power Measure. It shows the correlation between price change and volatility. Has anyone discovered a good way of using it …
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why does the VIX index have *any* correlation to the market

It appears that the log 'returns' of the VIX index have a (negative) correlation to the log 'returns' of e.g. the S&P 500 index. The r-squared is on the order of 0.7. I thought …
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how do ETF/ETN fees work?

how do fees work for ETFs and ETNs? do they represent a slight drag on the returns of the ETF, or are they somehow charged like commissions? if I short an ETF, am I effectively sho …
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Using the Myers Briggs (MBTI) personality profiles in investing

I've recently rediscovered the power in the MBTI personality profiles and now I'm wondering if they can be used to help you invest. I searched around on Google for a site that woul …
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Is there an example of a Dow Jones Industrials percent advancing indicator for StrategyDesk?

I'd like to look at the percentage of advancing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrials using TD Ameritrade's StrategyDesk.
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Privately controlled currency supported by gold

I read during the Argentinean financial crisis in 2002 that a private company was considering launching a private currency supported by gold (i.e 100 currency = 1 gram of gold). I …
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Software for organizing trading transactions?

I have a tremendous number of stock trading transactions this year. Is there anything available that can help organize the trades for filing taxes? It is needed mainly for determin …
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What’s the book value of a share and how do I find or calculate it?

I've read a couple of times: its price is above book value or its price is bellow book value. What is the book value? How do I find it? Is it objective?
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Good at trading - how to turn this into a job?

I'm 34 years old. Twelve years ago, I got a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and have been working as a computer programmer more-or-less continuously since then. I also have …
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Diversified portfolio question

Looking at the following diversification strategy for a long term ( 25 years from retirement) :Portfolio Link What do you think ?
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What are the warning signals for deflation?

If you are seeing prices falling for goods that normally don't drop in price, I think that would be a warning signal. What's a little more concrete signal that we may be entering a …
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What iPhone apps are useful for investing?

I have the Yahoo finance app for the iPhone and it is pretty good. What are some other financial apps? both free and paid?
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Are stock market returns generally better during democratic or republican administrations?

Is the administration's party a useful indicator of U.S. stock market returns? or are there any strong market indicators that are based around U.S. elections?
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Can I day trade using a Roth IRA account?

If I move my Roth IRA account to a brokerage like E*TRADE, can I use it for day trading? and I guess the other question is should I?

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