The Bull Pen is the StockMyStocks podcast for beginner investors. Jia reads the monthly Bull Pen newsletter out loud, and sits down for plain-English conversations about the tools of investing: ETFs, bonds, dividends, and how the market is really reacting. Smart money, bold personalities, confident investing. Start where you are. Educational only, not financial advice.
Morning Take — Friday, October 30: Strong Growth Is Not Enough
Friday opens with tech under pressure again. Thursday the Nasdaq led stocks lower as Alphabet had its worst day on record, even though most market groups finished higher and the economy grew faster than expected with inflation still sticky. After the close the pattern repeated. Amazon's cloud business grew at its fastest pace in nearly five years, yet its stock fell hard before the open on a softer outlook and heavy spending. Intel beat expectations for the quarter just finished, then warned the next quarter will be weaker, and fell more than twenty percent. Nasdaq futures are down about two percent this morning. In today's Morning Take Jia explains the beginner word of the day in plain English: guidance, what a company tells you it expects next, and why markets trade on tomorrow, not yesterday. Education only, not investment advice.
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29 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Thursday, October 29: AI Spending Must Show Cash
Thursday opens split after Microsoft and Alphabet told two versions of the same AI story. Microsoft rose after a strong report with cash to spare, while Alphabet fell about 10 percent in premarket trading after heavy AI spending turned its cash flow negative, even as its cloud business more than doubled. The Federal Reserve held rates steady on Wednesday, with two voters wanting a raise instead, so today's growth report and the PCE inflation reading the Fed watches most closely are the next clue on December. After the close, Amazon and Intel face the same test. In today's Morning Take Jia explains the beginner phrase of the day in plain English: free cash flow, the cash a company has left after running the business and paying for buildings, servers and equipment, and why investors ask how the bill gets paid when it turns negative. Education only, not investment advice.#stockmarket #investing #stocks #podcast #FreeCashFlow
28 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Wednesday, October 28: Fed Decides, Big Tech Reports
Wednesday is a double header. The Federal Reserve announces its rate decision this afternoon, with most watchers expecting rates to stay right where they are, so the words after the decision matter more than the decision itself, especially anything about oil and inflation. Oil is back around $101 a barrel this morning after an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia raised fresh supply worries. Then after the close, Microsoft and Alphabet report, and in today's Morning Take Jia explains the beginner phrase of the day in plain English: capital spending, the money companies pour into buildings, servers and chips today hoping it turns into growth tomorrow, and how to listen for whether all that AI spending is paying off in real cloud growth. Education only, not investment advice.#stockmarket #investing #stocks #podcast #BigTechEarnings
27 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Tuesday, October 27: Waiting On The Fed
Futures are flat this morning after Monday's bounce back in AI stocks, and the market is in wait-and-see mode. Oil is hovering around $102 a barrel near its highest levels in weeks, the Federal Reserve starts its two-day meeting today with a decision tomorrow, and earnings roll on with Coca-Cola, Boeing and PayPal before the open and Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon later this week. In today's Morning Take, Jia explains the beginner lesson of the week in plain English: when the Fed is expected to hold rates steady, the decision itself is not the story, the tone is. Listen for whether the Fed sounds worried about inflation or more comfortable, because that tone is what shapes borrowing costs from mortgages to car loans. Education only, not investment advice.
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26 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Monday, October 26: Earnings Week Tests AI Spending
Futures are higher Monday morning after a down Friday, oil is easing, and the week ahead packs a Federal Reserve decision plus earnings from about a third of the S&P 500. In today's Morning Take, Jia explains cash flow in plain English, the actual money moving in and out of a business, and why investors are asking whether big AI spending is turning into real cash and paying customers. Education only, not investment advice. More at stockmystocks.com/podcast
23 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Friday, October 23: Red Index, Green Breadth Underneath
The Nasdaq fell 2.6% on Thursday and Meta slid nearly 7%, yet most stocks actually rose. Jia explains breadth in plain English, why a weighted index can fall while the average stock climbs, and why Brent crude near $113 is the number to watch. Education only, not financial advice.
22 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Thursday, October 22: AI Bills Come Due Again
Meta and Tesla both beat earnings, and both still slid, because the market stopped asking about sales and started asking what the AI buildout costs. Jia breaks down capital spending in plain English, and what it means for regular investors. Education only, not financial advice.
21 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Wednesday, October 21: SpaceX Soars, Netflix Falls, Giants Report
SpaceX posted Q3 revenue up 161 percent while Netflix cut its ad outlook, with Meta and Tesla reporting tonight as the day's real test, plus the beginner lesson on guidance: markets price the future, not the past. Educational only, not financial advice. stockmystocks.com
20 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Tuesday, October 20: Oil Up, AI Slips, Netflix Tonight
Monday's AI rebound is fading as oil jumps near $111 and AI names slip again, with Netflix after the close as the day's real test, plus the beginner lesson from GM: the outlook matters more than the headline. Educational only, not financial advice. stockmystocks.com
19 Oct 2026
Conversations #3: Compound Growth: Why Starting Early Beats Starting Big
Two savers, one bet. The first puts away $150 a month starting at age 25. The second saves double, $300 a month, but waits until 35. Who finishes with more? Jia sits down with Nia to unpack compound growth: the snowball effect of earnings earning their own earnings, the Rule of 72 shortcut for doubling time, and what the math actually says. At a hypothetical steady 7% return (an illustration, never a prediction, because real markets are never steady), the early saver's $72,000 paid in grows to about $393,000, while the late saver's $108,000 paid in grows to about $366,000. Starting early beats starting big. Plus the honest limits: compounding guarantees nothing, and it rewards exactly two things, starting, and not panicking out halfway. Next time on Conversations: bonds in plain English, and what it really means when you are the bank. Conversations is The Bull Pen's talk series: real conversations about the tools of investing, in plain English. Educational content only, not financial advice. More episodes and the free portfolio tracker: stockmystocks.com/podcast
19 Oct 2026
Morning Take — Monday, October 19: AI Bounce Meets Earnings Week
Jia's Morning Take for Monday, October 19, 2026. Futures bounce after last week's AI selloff, the 10-year yield near 5.09% is the number to watch, and earnings week brings the real test: Netflix Tuesday, Tesla, Meta and IBM Wednesday.The Bull Pen by StockMyStocks. Education only, not financial advice. stockmystocks.com
15 Oct 2026
Conversations #2: You Own 10 Stocks... So Why Aren't You Diversified?
Ten stocks sounds diversified. Until you notice eight of them live in the same industry. Jia sits down with Nia to talk concentration risk, fund overlap (owning the same company twice without knowing it), and three habits that fix it: look beneath the surface, examine your exposure, and know the limits. Diversification is a seatbelt, not a force field.Conversations is The Bull Pen's talk series: real conversations about the tools of investing, in plain English. Educational content only, not financial advice.More episodes and the free portfolio tracker: stockmystocks.com/podcast
14 Oct 2026
Conversations #1: What Is an ETF, Really?
Jia sits down with Kenji for the first Conversations episode of The Bull Pen, and they start with the word everybody nods along to: ETF. What's actually inside one, why it works like a fruit basket instead of a single apple, and how it became the beginner's best friend. Investing for beginners, in plain English. Educational only, not financial advice.
14 Oct 2026
Issue #1: Earnings Season and Your First Watchlist (October 2026)
Jia reads Issue #1 of The Bull Pen out loud: October's market recap, a rookie lesson on earnings season, Jia's watchlist, the Utilities sector spotlight, voices from the community, the tools corner, and this month's challenge. Smart money, bold personalities, confident investing. Educational only, not financial advice.
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