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The Small Investor
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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 ( 1004 )
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What is a Short Sale?
The term “short sale” has come more into the popular vernacular lately in reference to the real estate transaction in which the lender allows the borrower to... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Accounts You Need to Have for Financial Security
Today I wanted to talk about how one in general should be allocating funds. As stated previously, this blog is primarily concerned with strategies to grow... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Empty Nest Insurance- Start Your Kids with a Nest Egg
Today the news is full of stories of children returning home to stay after college. The recession has certainly made it difficult for some to find jobs. Read more
Posted on 17 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What is VIX?
One Percent Finance There’s been a lot of talk about the low level of VIX lately. Just this past week Zero Hedge commented on VIX saying, “As Nasdaq melts up... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Don’t Conserve – Use the Water You Need
If you live in a desert with a very limited water source and there are a lot of people around, ignore what I am about to say. If you live in a place where... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Frugal Family Leaves Nearly …
Great story. I don’t know about going without running water or electricity, but it definitely more about how you manage what you earn than how much you earn – a... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Save for Retirement with Coffee
Coffee drinks are all the rage ever since Starbucks expanded to every corner and convinced everyone that they should pay $6.00 for a cup of coffee on the way... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
A Bad Idea from Amazon
Amazon’s Socialist bent is showing with their announcement this week that those on EBT cards will be able to get Amazon Prime at half of the cost per month... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Buy-And-Hold is the Best Strategy for Investors, Small and Large
Among people who buy individual stocks, there are a lot of people who think of it as some sort of game. They enjoy taking a position, watching it like a hawk,... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What People Really Need – Freedom
This month I’m playing string bass in a play at the local civic center called “1976,” which is a musical about the drafting and signing of the US Declaration... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 BUSINESS -
How to Beat the Experts at Investing (including Warren Buffett).
Definitely, people who buy and sell mutual funds based on reading their annual returns will lag the market. People buy funds that have done great and sell... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
For The Love Of Reading
The Surprise Millionaires Sidney Thomas of Athens Georgia loved reading; so much so that his home could easily be mistaken for the local library. And why not, h... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Grow Rich Slowly
Everyone has seen the late night advertisements. There is a guy standing in a large backyard by a sky-blue pool with tropical flowers and a large stucco-roofed... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Stock Price is All About the Dividend (Even When They Don’t Pay One)
A couple of years ago I got into a lengthy discussion of stock pricing with a reader. Unfortunately the exchange ended up being by email (I’d much rather reader... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Should You Invest a Lump Sum All at Once?
There was an interesting article in Money magazine this month about dollar cost averaging. Typically, this is where you would buy investments at regular... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
It’s Not the Individual Choices – It’s the Habits
I’m still making my way through Darren Hardy’s The Compound Effect. One of the things I’m beginning to understand is that it isn’t the individual choices we mak... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Figure Out How Much You Need to Retire
Early on, when we first started planning for financial independence, one of the first things we needed to determine was how much we would need to accumulate to... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Small Investor Book Club Update
For the SmallIvy Book Club we’re reading The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy this month. At the end of the month I’ll write about my impressions and let everyon... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Teaching Children How to Be Wealthy
We learn most of our financial knowledge from our parents and usually have similar spending habits. Unfortunately, money and sex are both subjects that are... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2017 FAMILY -
What Small Decisions Do You Make
Last week I announced the formation of The Small Investor virtual book club. Each month we’ll have an investing or personal finance book to read. This month... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE