Stocks represent trades that signify the future value of the present. The current price of a stock conveys insights about the company’s future. In essence, it involves the buying and selling of future potential. However, stock prices also reflect past performance. When a company announces its performance, it often includes disclosures about stock purchases and sales by major shareholders or executives. This practice has historical roots, but the public disclosure of such information now affects the stock’s current price. Time influences present value, whether it pertains to the past or the future. Ultimately, time is the most critical variable in asset valuation. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”
Knowing the effect means genuinely understanding it. You don’t honestly know just because you comprehend the definition and meaning. We only know when we recognize the effect it has in a specific context, how it influences that context, and what impact it creates, including any aftereffects. Therefore, there are things I am unaware of, so I cannot claim to know everything. Let’s not confuse partial knowledge with complete understanding . - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”