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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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Is It Worth It to Put Money Away for College?
Most of the time it feels good to live a financially stable life, which is where we are after spending the last 20 years doing things like buying used cars, a... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Small Investor Book Club
They say that one characteristic of successful people is that they read a non-fiction book a month. I was thinking that it would be neat to start doing this,... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What’s Wrong with the Healthcare Market?
I was thinking the other day about the American healthcare system and why it doesn’t seem to function like the other markets. I mean, there is really no issue... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Getting on the Path to a Carefree Retirement
Getting ready for retirement should be the easiest thing there is. After all, you have about 45 to 50 years to get ready. Yet there is something about a goal... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Ten Things I Learned While Working for the Rich
I read a great article from Free Money Finance on the things he learned about how rich people handle money while working as a financial adviser to... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
A Tax System for a Productive Society
As President Trump rolled out his tax plan, one area that corresponds with his campaign promises is a cut in the corporate tax rate. During the campaigns he sai... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Buy on the Rumor, Sell on the News
There’s an old saying in Wall Street that you should “Buy on the rumor, then sell on the news.” The meaning is that when you start to hear that something is... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Taking Advantage Of Stock Weakness
Interesting post from Girlvestor below. This shows the issue with trading based on news. I’m sure many people heard about the United Airlines treatment of... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How Does a Mutual Fund Investing Work
Continuing the series of posts on different aspects of finance to help provide the basic financial background needed to be successful financially in life,... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why You Really Need to Invest
You’ll find a lot of blogs on people getting out of debt. Perhaps they start out with a student loan balance of $150,000 and pay it off over a period of three... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Never Need to Keep Tax Records Again
So today is tax day in America yet again. Sometime in the last few months you probably had to gather your receipts, W-2 forms, and 1099’s. You had to buy some... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Are Republicans Afraid of Free Market Healthcare?
The United States has fantastic healthcare. We have all of the latest machines and gadgets. You can get in and see a doctor often the same day, but certainly... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Surprise Benefactor
Think you need to have a big income to become wealthy? Think again. It’s all about money management. The Surprise Millionaires This week I am very proud to... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
A Failure of Government and the United Airlines Passenger Debacle
There is probably few people who haven’t seen the absurd video of the passenger being forcibly dragged off of a United Airlines flight. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
A Failure of Government and the United Airlines Passenger Debacle
There is probably few people who haven’t seen the absurd video of the passenger being forcibly dragged off of a United Airlines flight. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered
The title of today’s post is an old Wall Street axiom related to asset allocation and greed. It means that people who buy stocks (bulls) and those who sell... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Cooking – An Easy Path to Wealth.
Of all of the things you can do, learning to cook and cooking most of your meals at home is probably one of the best ways to improve your financial future. Read more
Posted on 08 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Manage Your 401k
Investing in stocks in a 401K is actually quite simple. The reason is that, unlike a traditional brokerage account where your investment options are nearly... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Giving Back To His Community
So is it better to give away most of your money as you go or to become wealthy first, then make bigger gifts? Here’s one example of the latter, from The Surpris... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What Causes Inflation and How to Protect Your Savings from Inflation
When people talk about inflation, they often say things like “too much money chasing too few goods” or “too much demand and not enough supply.” That sounds nice... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE