by Al O'Grady | Sep 16, 2024 | 2024
So what motivates you? What makes you get out of bed in the morning?  Throughout my 60 plus years on this planet, I have come to the conclusion that there are only four reasons for why we do for what we do. I call these the four ultimate motivators. They are...
by Al O'Grady | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024
A rising tide raises all ships. The reverse is also true. When the tide goes out, the ships are grounded. You can profit from the changes of the tide by either going long or going short with your stock purchases. At twopercentgoal.com, we are not trying to...
by Al O'Grady | Sep 2, 2024 | 2024
We are all human and we all make mistakes, but just because we made a mistake does not mean we are a failure, quite the contrary. I have learned more from my mistakes then from my successes. So what constitutes a failure and how can we avoid it? Take a contrarian...
by Al O'Grady | Aug 26, 2024 | 2024
I have been a technical analysis fan for years. There are times when the emotions of fear and greed overtake rational thinking on the markets presenting overbought or oversold situations. These are situations you can take advantage of and profit from. So what...
by Al O'Grady | Aug 19, 2024 | 2024
I love to read and learn new things. My bookshelf at home has plenty of books on poker and baseball but also a number of books on finance and investing. A book that I have read several times and continue to review is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. It was...
by Al O'Grady | Aug 12, 2024 | 2024
You may have heard the stock market described this way. If not, let me be the first. The stock market reflects the emotions of investors. Plain and simple. Let’s face it, when you are making money, life is good. You think you have the Midas touch. You can do no...
