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The Small Investor
http://smallivy.wordpress.com/
A blog providing investing techniques and wealth building strategies. This site is designed in particular for those in the middle class who would like to become wealthy. Also provides some analysis of economic theories and policy as it relates to wealth creation and quality of life.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1005 )
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An Update on The Kiosks Are Here!
About a year ago I wrote the post below after seeing an ordering kiosk in a McDonalds down in Alabama. I was in our Hardees last night, and they now also have... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Stocks, Bonds, and REITs
This is part of a series of posts for an online class on how to use your investments to fund your retirement. To find other posts in the series, select the... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Handle A Large Inheritance in a Marriage
A great post from a couple of years back – still applicable today. The Small Investor Receiving a large inheritance is supposed to be a blessing, but in some... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Determining How Much Money Will You Need to Fund Your Retirement
This is the first in a series of posts for an online class on how to use your investments to fund your retirement. To find other posts in the series, select... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Managing Your Money in Retirement
This afternoon I got into a conversation with a friend about money management in retirement. He has the opportunity to take a pension as an annuity, or to take ... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Ten Bottles of Wine Made for $10
Are you a drinker? Do you like a nice bottle of wine with a good meal, or perhaps a glass of wine in the afternoon while you sit and contemplate your day?... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth!
The Surprise Millionaires Today’s Surprise Millionaire typifies the very meaning of our saying, “ordinary people, extraordinary wealth”. A woman who inherited... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How Long Would It Take to Be A Millionaire
How long would it take you to becoming a millionaire? Well, I used an investment calculator to determine at what age you would become a millionaire if you... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Working on Cash Flow Your Way to Wealth
Thanks to the regular readers of The Small Investor. I wanted to apologize for not posting more regularly, but I’m deep into editing the new book, Cash Flow you... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Ways to Maximize Your 401k Returns
Basic 401k investing is easy and can be done with a target date fund or by calculating your growth/income split and investing in a total stock market fund and... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Is This the End for Stocks (or Just the Start of Something Big)?
There was an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal on Friday about how companies are slowing down stock buyback programs. Read more
Posted on 25 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Simple Ways to Invest in Your 401k
Congratulations – you are now a pension fund manager. There is only one person in your pension plan, but that person is very special – you. Read more
Posted on 24 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Revisited: Why Do Soup Kitchens Need Volunteer Servers?
Taylor Swift reputation A couple of weeks ago I posted the question, “Why do soup kitchens need volunteer servers?” It seems like if the only issue were that... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What Financial Advice Would You Give Yourself at 16?
For most people, the start of their financial life is probably around 16. That is when you can get a job, you start thinking about larger purchases like cars... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Are Your Parents Likely to Move In? If So, How Should You Prepare?
Don’t look now, but if your parents are in their late fifties or sixties, chances are pretty good that they’ll be moving back home – to your home – in ten to... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Get Ready Millenials – Mom and Dad Are Coming Home, to Your Home
Hey millennials, glad that those in your generation, who came home after college and stayed another ten years, are finally getting their own place. Read more
Posted on 13 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Figuring Out How Much Money You Need to Save for Retirement
Hopefully, you’ve heard the 4% rule, where you can withdraw about 4% of your retirement portfolio the first year of retirement and then increase that amount... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Biscuit Weave – A Cooking Failure
Sometimes you get inspired in cooking and decide to try something new. I had two kids to feed on a Saturday morning, various jams in the refrigerator, and... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Do Soup Kitchens Need Volunteer Servers?
Do you ever wonder why soup kitchens need people to volunteer to cook and serve the meals? If the real issue were just providing food to people who were just... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Rumors of Retailing’s Death Are Greatly Exagerated
There is a difference between investing and speculating. With investing, you know that you are going to make money, and you can estimate the rate-of-return... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE