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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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Corruption is Bad for Any Economy
If you look back on past US markets, you'll actually find that the stock market has done better under Democratic Presidents than under Republican Presidents. ... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Are Pension Plans Good Ways to Save for Retirement? Part 1: Comparing the Two...
I was reading an article from t he one percenter on pension plans and thought that more should be said on the subject. Defined benefit pension plans are often... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Three Keys to Successful Retirement Investing, Part 3
This is the last post in a series on fundamental principles to keep in mind when managing your 401k or IRA account. I call these the Three keys to retirement... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Three Keys to Successful Retirement Investing, Part 2
As stated in the last post, successful investing in retirement really comes down to fundamental principles more than finding the right mutual fund. Utilize... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Three Keys to Successful Retirement Investing
Successful investing in retirement really comes down to fundamental principles more that it is about finding the right mutual fund. Utilize these principles... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Get Started with Mutual Fund Investing
Mutual fund investing requires the least amount of effort and knowledge when it comes to investing. With single stock investing you need to research stocks,... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Best Single-Stock Investing Posts
The Small Investor Blog is a big place with a lot of good information. The trouble is, it can be hard to find the information you want since there are a lot of... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Hey GenY, You Really Aren’t a Socialist
About a third of those in the GenY/Millennial demographic back Socialism according to an April Harvard Institute of Politics Survey, while just under half... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Knowing When to Double Down. Knowing When to Fold.
Let’s face it, bad stocks happen to good people. A couple of years ago I discovered a company called The Container Store. It was a relatively new company with... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Help Wanted from the Small Investor Readers
The Small Investor Blog is now in its sixth year of existence. It has grown from about 15,000 views the first year to about 60,000 views per year since that... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Simple Choices to Become Wealthy
Most people think they can never become financially independent – that state where you have enough money to live the rest of your life without a job. Read more
Posted on 11 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Investing a Coverdell ESA/Educational IRA During the Last Few Years
It is pretty easy to plug a few numbers into an investment calculator and expect a return from your stock portfolio in a certain number of years. Read more
Posted on 09 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Have Affordable, Plentiful Healthcare- Part 2
In part 1 of this post, reader Carl challenged me in a comment to provide solid numbers for the cost of a room in a hospital. Well, I dug into the 2013 HCA... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Have Affordable, Plentiful Healthcare
There are a lot of things wrong with the Affordable Healthcare Act, a.k.a Obamacare. Requiring all insurance to cover everything rather than letting people buy... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Choosing Funds in Your 401k
With the loss of the traditional pension plan, many employees are finding themselves needing to be investors if they want to have money at retirement. Read more
Posted on 01 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Don’t Fall for the Safe Position Fallacy
People like to win and hate to lose. Basic in the psychology of people investing is the idea that if you make money on a position, you have won, but if you... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why the Young and the Old Should Oppose a $15 Minimum Wage
It seems like the idea of a $15 minimum wage just won’t die. As they like to do with these things, those who are pushing for a minimum wage hike won’t give up... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Office Microwave – A Test of Capitalism
This is a post I wrote a few years back. I wanted to resurrect it for new blog readers since I enjoyed writing it so much. –SI While you may not realize it, if... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Risks That Decay with Time. Risks That Don’t.
Most of the money I have invested is in growth stocks, even though the “rule of thumb” for someone my age would be to have about 35-45% of my money in bonds. Read more
Posted on 20 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Don’t Let Imperfection Keep You from Growing Wealthy
I have a confession. We haven’t put money into my kids’ Educational IRA accounts yet for 2016, even though the year is about 3/4 over. We also don’t pull... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE