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• Investing to Use Your Advantages as a Small Investor

  

  Small investors have two big advantages over the pros: They can wait until a position performs. They can concentrate their holdings in a few stocks and buy... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2026 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Advantage Small Investors Have Over The Money Managers

  

  One would think that if professional money managers can’t routinely beat the markets, the small investor wouldn’t have a chance. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Master Stock Portfolio

  

  Fleishman’s yeast has a recipe at their website for what they call the “master dough.” It’s slightly sweet and from it you can make dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Using Return on Equity to Find Great Companies

  

  In the traits I look for when picking stocks, one that I took from Warren Buffett’s playbook is Return on Equity (ROE). ROE is a measure of how well a company i... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Understanding the Risks When Investing

  

  Investing is all about putting your money at risk to allow you to make money. Because you’re putting your money at risk, you can require that others pay you... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Three Secrets When Buying Individual Stocks

  

  Buying individual stocks isn’t for everyone. For many people just investing through mutual funds and ETFs is the best option. Even if you do invest in individua... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Women Are Working More – An Analysis

  

  Women were told in the 1970s and 1980s that they could “have it all.” They could have a great career where they make important decisions and have all of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Diversification Matters in Investing

  

  Concentration makes it easier to build wealth. Diversification helps you keep wealth once you have it. But using concentration to build wealth quickly only work... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why DEI Doesn’t Work

  

  For the last ten years, corporate America has been all about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI. Extensive amounts of training have been provided. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• We Aren’t Paying Enough for Things

  

  Capitalism and free enterprise is a great system. Like magic, it can make everything work out where people get what they need at prices they can afford. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Dressing for Success at Work for Engineers

  

  Here are 10 simple to-adopt habits that help low-income households save money without sacrificing fun. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Understanding Stock Buybacks

  

  A lot of attention has been focused lately on stock buybacks. Specifically, they have been demonized as a way where shareholders get rewarded instead of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Buying Cheap Foreign Goods Isn’t a Great Idea

  

  Here are 10 simple to-adopt habits that help low-income households save money without sacrificing fun. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Dark Side of Covered Call Writing

  

  Many people are learning a hard lesson about writing options this month. As the markets crash, they’re seeing losses in their accounts from option writing. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Budgets Aren’t Just for Saving Money

  

  Here are 10 simple to-adopt habits that help low-income households save money without sacrificing fun. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why the Odds Are Stacked Against Options Buyers

  

  If you’ve spent anytime at all on X in the FinTwit world, you’ve probably found some people telling about all of the abundant money they’ve made buying options... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Key to Achieving Financial Freedom: Maximizing Your Free Cash Flow

  

  Here are 10 simple to-adopt habits that help low-income households save money without sacrificing fun. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How The Spread Kills Option Traders

  

  There are several accounts on X talking about how much money you can make on options trading, where you move in and out of options quickly, taking advantage of... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Four Steps to Financial Stability

  

  Here are 10 simple to-adopt habits that help low-income households save money without sacrificing fun. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Do You Write Covered Calls?

  

  Today we’re going to dive into the world of options and discuss one particular strategy called “covered call writing.” This is a fairly safe way that you can... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2025 BUSINESS, FINANCE