@danmalonemoney: 5 stock market basics most people ignore (until they lose money): 1️⃣ Book Value per Share: The baseline tangible value of what a company owns minus what it owes. 2️⃣ Stock Price Formula: Book Value + today's value of expected future earnings. 3️⃣ P/E Ratio: How many years of current earnings it takes to pay off the share price. 4️⃣ Market Cap: The total price tag. Price alone doesn't tell you if a stock is cheap or expensive! 5️⃣ How You Get Paid: Growth, dividends, or share buybacks. Which of these 5 did you learn first? Drop a comment below! 👇 📩 Want plain-English breakdown like this every week? Link in bio to subscribe to the newsletter.