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After learning about stocks, ETFs, and the S&P 500, I had a new question in mind. Why do stock prices move? When I check my virtual portfolio, some prices are higher than yesterday. Others are lower. But what’s behind all that movement? I thought there might be a simple answer, like a company doing well…

After writing about the S&P 500, I thought I had it figured out. SPY tracks the S&P 500.The S&P 500 tracks the market.So just buy SPY and you’re done, right? But then I did some more research.And I found out there are actually lots of ETFs that track the S&P 500.Not just SPY — there’s…

After I learned about SPY and ETFs, I kept hearing about the S&P 500. SPY is supposed to follow it. Investors watch it every day. News anchors talk about it like it’s the whole market. So what is the S&P 500? It’s not a company. It’s an index. The S&P 500 is a list of…

Last week, I learned that buying a stock means owning part of a company. That made me wonder something. If I want to own more than one company, do I have to buy a bunch of stocks separately?That could get complicated fast. What if there was a way to buy one thing that gave me…

After starting this blog, one word kept popping up again and again. Stock. People said things like “the stock market is up” or “I’m investing in stocks.”But I realized I didn’t really know what a stock actually was. So I asked my dad. “What is a stock, exactly?” A stock is a piece of a…

Hi, I’m Haydn. I started this blog with a little help from my dad. It began with a question I asked at dinner: “What is SPY, and why are you always talking about it?” My dad smiled and said, “It’s an ETF that tracks the S&P 500.”That didn’t help much. I had no idea what…

Hi! I’m Haydn, a high school student with a passion for investing and financial markets. I started this blog to document my journey in learning about stocks, financial strategies, and market trends. My goal is to make investing more accessible for students like me. Join me as I explore the ups and downs of the…