How to Do Fundamental Analysis

Let’s finally talk about doing fundamental analysis. Here’s a step by step guide.

1️⃣ Step 1: Define your investment goals and risk tolerance 🎯

Knowing your risk level is important since it helps you balance your expectations and rules out some stocks.

2️⃣ Step 2: Choose stocks to analyze 📈

You can’t analyze everything, so you just have to start somewhere.

Many investors start with companies they interact with daily!

3️⃣ Step 3: Gather financial data 💰

The Bloom app is a perfect place to start. Most of the stats in the previous lesson are right on Bloom!

You can also google for company financial statements.

4️⃣ Step 4: Analyze the financial data 📊Time to determine intrinsic value!

Look for trends, consider competitors, think about inflation and identify how profitable the company actually is 🤔

You can also google intrinsic value calculator.

5️⃣ Step 5: Evaluate the company’s management and industry position 💼

Not all press is good. Look up leadership. Do customers like them?

Does the team like them? Bad leadership affects long term growth.

6️⃣ Step 6: Make an investment decision 💸

Based on your analysis, decide whether the company is undervalued, overvalued, or fairly valued

Always consider your investment goals and risk tolerance before making a decision to buy or sell and never invest more than you are okay with losing 🤑

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