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Things You Can Start Now to Earn More Money in 2023

ways to make more money in 2023.
Ways to make more money in 2023.

The year is almost over but it’s not too late, there are still things you can start now to earn more money in 2023.

In this article, I’m going to walk you through 5 different ways you can begin to set yourself up for financial success next year.

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#1. Write a Financial Plan with Intention

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One of the most important things you can do right now is to begin writing a financial plan with intention.

The intention has to be there.

What are your financial goals?

What are your income goals?

Journal them and create a plan on how to make those visions become a reality.

Perhaps you’re looking forward to saving your first $1,000, your first $10,000, or want to hit your first every $100,000+ in capital.

The best way to start that journey is to write it down as a plan first.

Identify what it’s going to take, and the rest will follow through.

#2. Practice or Learn New Skills Now

If part of your plan involves earning more money for 2023 and you’ve identified that you’ll have to take on a whole new industry or develop a new set of skills, start now.

The only way we grow is by learning, and unfortunately there’s no shortcut for it.

You can learn new skills such as copywriting, public speaking, trading, graphic designing, website creation, sales, marketing, branding, etc.

Learning is painful because it’s slow and often times people put learning something new on the back burner to not start over again.

But the truth is you’re not starting all over.

You’re merely making yourself more valuable by elevating your standards.

If you want to make more money in 2023, chances are you’re going to have to do something different the new year than you did this year.

Remember, degrees don’t make you money, skills do.

#3. Solve Problems for Other People

how to make more money in 2023.
How to make more money in 2023.

This can be in the form of an actual business venture, or an educational or informational startup, such as an online business (blog, podcast, etc.).

You know this and I know this, there are people making a sh*t ton of money either online or through a traditional business model.

What these individuals are doing is they’re simply solving problems for other people in a particular community or niche industry.

Can you think of a way you can serve people in a manner that will solve a problem for them?

Whether their problem is they’re in the area and they’re hungry, or they don’t know how to dress themselves properly for a specific function, or they don’t know the basics of proper car maintenance.

There is something you know that can solve the problem for someone else whether that be physically or through an online platform.

Related: How to Start a Blog Step by Step for Beginners

#4. Start Putting Your Money to Work for You

how to put your money to work.
How to put your money to work.

If you have disposable income, the best thing you can do is to put that money to work for you.

Did you know you can buy stocks that will pay you a dividend every quarter?

These earnings then rollover and compound further growing your investment/net worth.

This of course just one example of how you can put your money to work for you in 2023.

If you have big capital at your disposal, buying a property cash could provide you with rental income while appreciating over the long-term.

#5. Create Something Original You Can Sell

how to earn more money in 2023.
How to earn more money in 2023.

One thing you can do now is create something original that you can sell.

It can be clothes, paintings, a service, a product, a book, literally anything that’s original.

You can sell on eBay, on Etsy, on Instagram Stores, or via a personalized website.

Heck, you can even sell at events or swap meets.

Your hustle is your hustle and you’re more valuable than you think.

Related: These Money Management Tips


The Complete Guide to Trading Platform Development 

Automated trading software development is the backbone of the digital economy. They are the engines that drive a trading session, and they also provide liquidity to market makers.

We need to understand how they work and what their role is in the market. In this section, we will discuss key concepts of trading platforms like open order book, buy sell market maker, disco and how these can be used as building blocks for creating trading platform applications. The trading platform is a digital marketplace where buyers and sellers can exchange goods and services. The platform’s functionality may include:

“I am a trader, I have to generate content on my trading platform. How do I do that? I have a lot of trading platforms to test and study. How do I choose one?”

The trading platform development is one of the most important parts of any trading platform. It consists of two main sections: While a trading platform can be developed from scratch, it is more convenient to use an existing platform. This section deals with the creation of new platforms using an existing one.

How to Choose the Best Trading Platform 

As a beginner, you will be able to choose from many different trading platforms. The platform that you choose should offer enough features and flexibility to allow you to trade on a daily basis without having too much technical knowledge. Also, it should be easy for you to use and understand.

One of the most important factors when choosing a trading platform is what type of currency pair do you want to trade with? The most popular ones are Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Ripple (XRP). You can also find other cryptocurrencies like Cardano or IOTA on these platforms.

We all know that there are many trading platforms available out there, but which one is the best? We will give you a list of the top five trading platforms.

In this section, we will be explaining the various trading platforms that are available in the market today.

Dominant Strategies of Top Experienced Trading Platform Executives

A trading platform is an online platform that allows its users to trade and manage their assets. The platforms are designed to be used by both beginners and experienced traders.

Trading platforms are a very complex system of data, algorithms, and software that needs a lot of expertise to work properly. This makes it difficult for new traders to understand everything they need to know about the trading market.

The most experienced traders know how each algorithm works, how the market behaves in certain situations, what the best prices are for different assets and other factors that affect the price of an asset in real time. They also know what strategies work best for them so they can make informed decisions every day based on their own experience of trading.

They also have a good understanding of how people use the platform because they often trade with other people on the platform as well as against them in order to make money from their trades. So these top professionals use this knowledge when developing strategies for themselves.

What are the Best Crypto Currency Brokers? 

Crypto currency brokers are the ones that allow you to buy and sell crypto currencies. They are also known as exchange platforms and they offer a wide range of services.

In the crypto world, there are a lot of brokers that offer their services to customers. Some of them are the best and most trusted brokers in the market.

We can find a list of these best crypto currency brokers in this article.

There are too many crypto currencies to list them all. The best brokers will be those that have the most functionality and can provide you with the best trading experience.


Retail Investors Have Big Opportunity in the Market Right Now

Stocks and Crypto to buy in a bear market.
Stocks and Crypto to Buy in a Bear Market | Opportunity in the market right now.

That’s right, even in today’s bear market, retail investors have big opportunity right now.

If you’re a new investor or entered the market during the bull run, chances are your portfolio is down significantly.

But don’t let your first bear market shake you off because there are numerous opportunities out there that have the potential to yield big returns.

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you’ve more than likely capitalized on opportunities such as AMC, HYMC, Shiba Inu Coin, Terra Classic, and Bitcoin during properly and fortunately timed moments.

So, what’s new?

In this article, I’m going to go over the opportunities I see that lie ahead for retail investors.

None of the information on my blog is financial advice but rather speculative content based on current information and trends in the market.

And with that being said, let’s get started.

Not Invested in The Markets Yet?

If you or someone you know are not invested in the markets yet, the two articles below are going to walk you through, step-by-step on how to buy stocks for the very first time and how to buy cryptocurrency for the very first time, too.

Much information on how to invest in the markets is outdated so I wanted to create easy guides for beginners.

You can read them here to get started:

Remember, one of the greatest wealth you can share with someone else is that of knowledge.

Opportunities in the Stock Market Today

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Opportunities in the stock market today.

During a bear market share prices tend to tumble, hence why many long-term investor’s portfolios tend to lose value.

And although we can’t entirely time the bottom, we know that at some point the stock market is at a massive fire sale.

Value investors such as you and I can pick up shares from our favorite companies at these low prices before the market reverses trend.

Economists, analysts, and entrepreneurs alike predict there is still room for another 10%-15% drop in the markets.

But for the record, these are just predictions after all.

The point here is for value investors to capitalize on this falling trend by purchasing low and holding during the next bull market.

Whether you choose to capitalize on opportunities presented in a bull market or not will ultimately be up to you.

However, capitalizing during a bull market will require value investors to buy during a bear market, not during the bull market.

After being involved in the retail community for almost three years now, there are stocks and crypto that just stand out as having big potential during the next bull run and I’m going to discuss them below.

Stocks Worth Buying During a Bear Market

None of the information provided below is financial advice, but rather speculative in nature based on market trends and current information at the time of publication.

AMC Entertainment Stock (AMC)

You’ve probably heard all the ruckus on AMC and ‘meme stocks’.

It’s true, the stock jumped from $5 per share to an all-time high of $72 per share.

AMC Entertainment stock is currently trading below $6 again due to this bear market.

What makes this stock such an interesting value investment is that it has a huge community made up of millions of people who plan to take its current price up again.

Plus, the company has beat earnings every quarter since 2021.

Investing in the largest movie theater chain in the world could prove to pay out big during the next bull market.

SPY Stock (SPY)

I’ve talked about SPY stock numerous times on my blog.

It’s even made the list of best divided stocks to buy for passive income.

SPY is the S&P 500 index fund that tracks the top 500 performing companies in the U.S and has been a favorite amongst value investors for a long time.

Warren Buffett himself says he’s moving 90% of his wealth to this specific stock when he departs us.

Just this thought should speak for itself.

SPY has a great track record for its increased value over time.

Vanguard Real Estate REIT (VNQ)

I believe every value investor should have at least one great performing REIT, or Real Estate Investment Trust.

VNQ is Vanguard’s commercial real estate investment trust with a great track record since the recession of 2008.

The REIT is also on the list of the best dividend stocks to buy for passive income.

While the real estate market is set to retrace some of its gains, keeping an eye on this stock may provide retail investors with big opportunity during the next bull market.

GameStop Stock (GME)

What GameStop is doing with their NFT marketplace is genius and not a lot of people know about it.

Wonder why, *ahem, mainstream media*.

The video game company is making it available for people around the world to own actual digital items inside games through the use of blockchain technology.

The opportunity this technology will bring to entrepreneurs and flippers alike in the future is massive.

Investing in GameStop early on could have massive potential as our economy shifts towards the digital/metaverse economy.

Amazon Stock (AMZN)

Amazon is now affordable for just about any value investor to buy shares from.

The company stock traded above $3K per share before its 20-for-1 stock split made it available for everyone to purchase.

AMZN is currently trading below $100 per share and it’s a steal whether you’re anticipating another 10%-15% market drop or not.

Tesla Stock (TSLA)

Despite what you might think of eccentric billionaire Elon Musk, you cannot deny what the entrepreneur has created is fascinating in its own respect.

Tesla stock has shown outstanding growth in the past even after stock splits.

We’ve seen this company’s stock reach massive popularity during the previous bull market.

In fact, it was right under AMC Entertainment stock as the most searched for stock on Google in 2021.

Meta Platforms Stock (META)

Most boomer investors, like mainstream media, don’t truly understand the potential of Meta.

While Zucks might currently get made fun of by Wall Street ego, there’s a huge opportunity investing in early technology, especially a technology that one day may change the world as we know it.

Today’s innovators will carry the baton, whether old power likes it or not.

Crypto to Buy During a Bear Market

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Crypto to buy in a bear market.

Here’s a list of cryptocurrencies I’m keeping an eye on in today’s bear market.

Think a stock or cryptocurrency should be on this article?

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What Are the Best Days to Trade Stocks?

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FrankNez options trading: Best days to trade stocks.

If you’re a new day trader and are trying to figure out what are the best days to trade stocks, then I have good news for you.

I’ve been trading options for an entire year now and have figured out which days are the safest to trade, and which days are the absolute worst.

I’m also going to go over a risk management strategy that is going to allow you to have bigger wins, and significantly smaller losses.

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Best Days to Trade Stocks

Monday-Wednesday

During my journey as an options trader, I’ve learned that stocks tend to be significantly less volatile on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, making them the best days to trade stocks.

These are the days where you want to take more than one trade (should your edge present itself to you) with confidence.

Sizing down during these days isn’t necessary unless your risk management strategy demands it.

You never want to overtrade as a day trader, but you should know what days have less risk than others.

How about the other days?

Here’s my personal experience.

Thursdays

Thursdays tend to have moderate risk and stocks tend to gain some volatility here, but charts are typically still very much tradable.

While day trading itself presents the trader with risk in every trade, I’m merely going over which days tend to be riskier in terms of volatility in the market.

As traders, we want to trade big price action in one direction or another and refrain from getting stuck in the chop, or from getting stopped out only to see continuation in our favored direction once we exit our position.

These anomalies usually occur due to the volatility in the market.

So, how do we avoid them?

By patiently waiting for an A+ setup or not trading at all.

Remember, cash is also a position.

Friday

Fridays tend to be the most volatile trading days of the week and could even be destructive if not assessed properly.

Most novice traders end up giving all of their weekly gains back on Friday.

In my experience, traders should not trade on Fridays unless an A+ setup presents itself.

And even then, it would be wise to downsize on this particular day.

There are far more experienced traders than I who simply take Fridays off from trading and start again on Monday.

Learning how to manage your risk on these particular days is what’s going to allow you to be consistently profitable.

Below is a risk management strategy that can help you navigate the waters throughout the week.

Day Trading Risk Management Strategy

  1. Set a fixed number of contracts to trade per new trade for Monday-Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday based on your account size.
  2. Limit your number of trades for Monday-Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
  3. Place a rule of when to stop trading.

1. Fixed Number of Contracts

Your fixed number of contracts is going to depend on your account size.

How do you identify how much you should risk?

Everyone’s account risk is different, but I would start trading with 10% of my account and only risk 10% of that particular trade should the market turn against my trading system.

This puts your overall account risk at 1%.

Set a rule for yourself to only trade ‘X’ number of contracts per trade for Monday through Wednesday, Thursday, and then lower your size on Friday by half.

This next part of your risk management strategy goes hand in hand with the fixed number of contracts you set for yourself.

#2. Limit Your Number of Trades Per Day

This rule is extremely important when it comes to managing your risk.

You’ll want to establish a ground rule of how many trades you’re allowing yourself to take per day.

[Ex.]

Since we know Monday-Wednesday are less volatile, we can set a max of 3 trades per day, while honoring your fixed number of contracts per trade.

Because Thursday tends to have more moderate risk, we can limit ourselves to a max of two trades on that particular day.

And with Friday’s being the most volatile day of the week, we can set a rule to only make one trade on Friday, granted that our setup presents itself to us, otherwise we don’t trade that day.

This risk management strategy allows us to refrain from overtrading on riskier days, while allowing us to potentially profit largely on less volatile days.

But the goal is to have significantly larger wins than losses, so how do we tie it up altogether?

By placing a rule of when to stop trading.

#3. Place a Rule for When to Stop Trading for The Day

Placing a rule for when to stop trading for the day is going to maximize your winning potential and minimize your losing potential.

Here’s a way you can manage your risk by knowing when to stop trading for the day:

Monday-Wednesday | 3 Trades Max

If you have two wins in a row, stop trading in order to keep that capital.

A third trade has the potential to both increase your capital, but to also eliminate your wins for the day.

If you have two losses in a row, stop trading and take the ‘L’ for the day.

While a third trade could potentially minimize your losses, the probability of accumulating even greater losses is also there.

If you have one win followed by a loss or vice versa, it’s okay to take the third trade to either end your trading day with some profitability, or minimal loss.

You may decide to not enter a third trade if after your second trade you’re still profitable or are merely facing a small loss; the choice will highly depend on whether your ‘edge’ presents itself to you or not.

Thursday | 2 Trades Max, Friday | 1 Trade Max

The same rules apply for Thursday and Friday except they are already limited to 2 trades on Thursday and 1 trade on Friday.

Since the market tends to get more volatile as the week progresses, limiting how many times you trade on Thursday and Friday will help you keep more of your gains made throughout the week.

You may decide to only trade once on Thursday and not trade on Friday.

This is good risk management as well.

By limiting the number of trades you make per day and number of contracts you take per trade on Thrusday and Friday, you eliminate big risk.

Any win you have on Thursday or Friday are merely extra gains to top off your week.

And if you have any small losses, they shouldn’t affect your bigger gains from the previous days, granted that you have a proper trading system in place.

But that’s another article of its own.

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Long-Term Investing vs Short Squeeze Plays vs Day Trading

Long-Term Investing vs Short Squeeze Plays vs Day Trading
Wealth Building: Differences between Long-Term Investing, Short Squeeze Plays, and Day Trading

Today’s article is going to be extremely educational; I’m going over the biggest differences between long-term investing, short squeeze plays, and day trading.

In this article you’re going to discover what makes each one more susceptible than the other to market manipulation and overall risk.

When you’re looking to build wealth in the market, it is important to identify the major differences between the three.

Be sure to bookmark this page so you can come back to it in the future for a mental refresh.

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I’ve helped people learn how to invest in stocks, crypto, and how to day trade options as well.

My goal is to help you take your finances to the next level. Be sure to browse the blog for market news, wealth building tips, and other valuable content.

Let’s dive right into it!

#1. Long-Term investing

Long-term investing is the #1 traditional way to build wealth over a long period of time.

Investors looking to build wealth this way tend to invest in high dividend yielding stocks such as the S&P 500.

Here, an investor’s portfolio compounds over time as dividends are rolled over or reinvested back into the asset – further purchasing more stock on its own.

During the years of retirement, investors may decide to stop reinvesting the dividend and accept the dividend as cash instead.

This is how a dividend stock portfolio may yield investors with big passive income in the form of cashflow many years later.

Many of these stocks are not heavy victims to market manipulation due to the security and minimalistic risk there is to invest in these funds.

Read: The Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for Passive Income

#2. Short Squeeze plays

Short squeeze plays have a high risk/high reward ratio that has attracted many new investors into the market.

When a stock is being heavily shorted, the short interest percentage of the stocks float tends to rise.

This means that with enough buying pressure, investors may increase the probability of squeezing short sellers from their positions.

We saw this occur when AMC ran from $2 per share to $72 per share and when GameStop skyrocketed into the hundred-dollar levels.

While both these two stocks are still heavily shorted, these are just two examples of short squeeze plays where investors could have taken advantage of an opportunity to make big bucks.

Short squeeze plays are more susceptible to market manipulation since market makers tend to have a lot of control of retail investor’s orders.

They may drive share prices down by overleveraging their already bias positions, which means a lot of momentum is required for a short squeeze play to be successful.

Short squeeze plays are a form of swing trades that may last weeks to months of holding a stock before trading it for profit.

This type of investment strategy may be viewed as mid-term investing to cash in big on a rather unique opportunity.

#3. Day Trading

Day trading uses leverage as a multiplier to trade stocks in a short-term timeframe.

What makes this investment strategy attractive to most investors are the possibilities to earn massive gains in such a short period of time.

Traders are earning money whether the market is up or down through ‘put and call options contracts’.

Unlike long-term investing or short squeeze plays that have a buy and hold approach, day trading is a skill that requires focus, discipline, and a deep understanding about the psychology of trading.

Day traders can earn hundreds to thousands and even tens of thousands of dollars on a daily basis (you can view my gains here).

While day trading is mainly a form of income, traders may still allocate earnings towards long-term investments to further build their wealth.

Here’s how you make money trading the S&P 500.
Read: How to Trade Options in The Market with a 9-5

Which investment strategy is best for you?

As investors, we need to identify the best way to take advantage of the tool that is the stock market.

Long-term investors should focus on increasing their income to flood their portfolios with compounding effects.

Short squeeze traders should draw out a macro vision board to determine which path to take after short squeeze profits are secured.

Day traders would be wise to invest a portion of their income towards dividend paying assets or physical assets (such as property or a business) that will produce cashflow.

Building wealth is about having your money work for you so that you can have the time freedom to do what you love most.

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Read: How to Invest in the Stock Market for Beginners

How to Reach Financial Freedom by Trading

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Published by FrankNez Team.

A big part of your daily life is thinking about new ways to ensure you have financial freedom at least once in your lifetime.

It is often the most difficult part of being a whole person, but there are multiple ways to make it happen, one of which is to trade forex.

Yes, you read that correctly, trading can give you the ultimate steppingstone to your financial freedom.

The first thing you need to understand is that it does not happen overnight, it is a process that involves patience, research, and industry knowledge.

Another trick here is not to think about the individuals who get rich instantly but to rather grow your portfolio over time.

That is what is going to give you financial freedom in the long run.  

Related: How to Trade Options in the Market with a 9-5

Before you jump in, consider this

With anything, you need to ask yourself certain things, like what is compound interest?

This is the interest you earn on top of interest.

In other words, if you invest $100 and it earns 5% interest every year, you will have $105 at the end of the first year, then %110.25 at the end of the second year, and so forth.

Even in banking, it works like this, just check your savings accounts. With trading, it can work the same if you have a proper plan, now let’s dive into that plan.

Related: How to Invest in the Stock Market for Beginners

What is your end goal?

Your end goal is the number that will decide your financial freedom.

Do you want $1 million after 5 years? Or is $100 000 in 10 months more what you are after?

Whatever the case may be, you need to figure out your end goal and ensure it works for you.

To keep it simple, if you want a monthly return of $1000 per month, you need to look at certain things.

Let’s work with this and follow some tips below.

FX strategies 

Strategies are incredibly important to reach your goal, so here are a few things to consider.

The number of strategies you trade depends on how comfortable you are with trading.

But since you have a goal of financial freedom, there are three strategies you can use, they are breakouts, reversals, and trading markets. 

Also for you: Xtrade Review

Rate of return

If you are after a monthly return, then this one is for you.

So, what is it and how does it work?

This is the percentage rate at which your capital grows. In other words, where your wealth accumulates month to month.

Considering the three strategies above, and to keep it simple, say each one of them will give you a return rate of 3%.

That means that 3% times 3 strategies give you 9% every month.

Now let’s look at your capital.  

Freedom

The capital

What do you need to do to generate $1000 every month with the 9% to reach your goal? $11,000 or $1,000/9%.

What’s next? Understanding growth principles as this will help you overall. 

Understanding growth principles

A book titled The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason highlights 7 simple rules of money, and this is what can be applied here.

These rules are

  1. Save money – saving money is often listed as one of the better tools to help you reach your financial freedom goal
  2. Don’t spend more than you need
  3. Invest wisely
  4. Avoid investments that sound too good to be true – chances are they are
  5. Own your home
  6. Have life insurance to protect yourself and your loved ones
  7. Gain more knowledge

You must think about how these tie into reaching financial freedom, but each of the points above will help you.

Growth principles are based on these 7 simple rules. You need to learn to save a part of your income every month.

The smallest savings requirement is around 10% of your salary, however, financial advisors encourage you to save between 25 and 30%.

Even if you need $1000 per month in return, you need to save more, in the long run, to have a higher return and inch that much closer to financial freedom.

Look at it this way, growing your capital will also increase your monthly return, so keep at it and push as much money into it as possible.  

Lastly, can I, do it?

Yes, you can.

However, a lot of thought and research goes into this.

Trading is not a get-rich-quick scheme regardless of whether some famous and wealthy traders make it seem like this.

Just like the more traditional ways to reach your financial freedom goals, you need to be patient and have a plan.

Good luck, you’ve got this!

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