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• The Poor. The Homeless. The Bankless. Putting the Personal Back into Personal...

  

  Today I heard a new term that rubbed me wrong: “The unbanked.” Not people who don’t have bank accounts or people who don’t want to use credit and debit cards,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Should You Pay for Free Time?

  

  Advertisers and salesmen like to tell us that we deserve things. We deserve a break today. We deserve a vacation. We deserve a nice place to live. We deserve a... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Want to Try Picking Stocks? Learn the Magic Ratios

  

  Stock picking is somewhat of a talent like painting or playing guitar. A good stock picker will just have a feel about a company after looking over the data. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Franchising: A Fool-Proof Way to Build Retirement Wealth

  

  Most articles we publish are about growing wealth while you are young and working. But what about once you’ve hit the “big leagues” and have a couple of... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What Kinds of Insurance Do I Need and How Does Insurance Work?

  

  Having the right kinds of insurance is critical and really a sign that you are a responsible adult. Having the wrong kinds of insurance will just result in you... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Seven Simple Financial Truths

  

  The Small Investor In America, we see places like Detroit that should stand as lessons on why Socialism does not work, and yet they seem to go ignored. Detroit... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• A Luxury That’s Almost Free

  

  One of the issues with the FIRE lifestyle is that you need to give up many of the luxuries others around you are enjoying. These aren’t huge sacrifices, but it... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• His Money, Her Money. Whose 401k is It Anyway?

  

  I’ve seen more than a few articles describing how women need to be saving more for retirement or how women are finding it difficult to save for retirement... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Economics of Paid Maternity Leave

  

  The need for paid maternity leave is often brought up during election cycles. We often hear the United States is the only “major,” “civilized,” or “Western”... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What Financial Advice Would You Give Yourself at 16?

  

  Let’s say that you had the Delorean from Back to the Future at your disposal and could travel back to the time when you were 16. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• One Investment Advisor Didn’t Understand Growth and Value Investing, But You...

  

  If you’re like most people, you probably had no one in your home who invested. Even if you did, because kids and parents talk about finances about as often as... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Important Personal Finance Steps to Take When Starting a Job

  

  The Small Investor Last night a friend invited me over to talk to his 23 year-old son about 401k investing. He had recently started his first career-type job an... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Short. In Defense of Short Selling

  You may not be enjoying the current market tumble, but many short sellers are. But don’t hate them. They’re performing an important service as I described in... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Building a Dividend Portfolio for Passive Income

  

  When people think of passive income, they usually think of rental apartments and bonds. While it is true that these are great vehicles for passive income, one... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Do Index Funds Work?

  

  In my last post, How Much Are You Risking in the Stock Market, I made the comment when discussing individual stock investing: ” … rather than blindly choosing... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Much Are You Risking in the Stock Market? Understanding Individual Stock...

  

  A few days ago I asked a question about investing risk. Specifically, I asked: Which of these factors indicates risk? A. High stock price B. High beta C. High... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Learn Now If You Should Invest in Individual Stocks Or Mutual Funds. Take the...

  

  Everyone should be an investor and most people should invest through mutual funds. Mutual funds, particularly index mutual funds, have been shown to be the... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Investing to Become a Homeschool Parent

  

  Back before about 1930, most children were educated at home. Many families used the bible as a reader since that was one of the few books families had, Mom woul... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Beware the Jerk – How The Stock Market Trades on the Acceleration of the Economy

  This post is from 5 years ago when Ben Bernake was at the helm of the Federal Reserve, but history is repeating itself. Learn why you should pay attention to th... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Interested in Stock Investing? How Many Stocks Should You Own?

  

  In some of the funniest radio I’ve heard in a long time, Dave Ramsey (of the Dave Ramsey Show) responded to an emailer’s question, in which the caller asked wha... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE