Nikki Dunn — Combining technicals with fundamentals for long-term trading

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hello everybody, our guest today is <a href="https://twitter.com/shetalksfinance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Dunn</a>, a trader, investor, and Certified Financial Planner. Nikki </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is the creator of <a href="https://shetalksfinance.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">She Talks Finance</a>, a financial education platform to help people learn money in a fun and approachable way.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we talk about Nikki&rsquo;s framework for picking companies and investing in stocks. She discusses the fundamental criteria she looks for, trading around positions, and the mental side of holding stocks for the long haul.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also get into the value that a Certified Financial Planner brings to the table and some of the optimization points active traders should think about like trading in the right account structures, taxes, and a lot more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please enjoy this episode with Nikki Dunn.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is sponsored by Investor&rsquo;s Business Daily. IBD has helped investors navigate every market cycle with their time-tested methodology for over 35 years. Right now Smarter Trading podcast listeners can get their first 2 months of </span><a href="http://www.investors.com/evan"><span style="font-weight: 400;">IBD Digital</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a subscription service that gives you access to IBD&rsquo;s proprietary market analysis and top trade ideas for only $20 by signing up at </span><a href="http://www.investors.com/evan"><span style="font-weight: 400;">investors.com/evan</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What you'