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• 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

• Your Stock’s Way Up, but You Don’t Want to Sell. How to Delay Capital Gains.

  One of the main advantages in long-term investing is the ability to delay capital gains taxes. This allows the money you would have been paying in taxes to... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Advice for Bosses Everywhere

  

  I have a lot of big ideas at work. I’m one of those people who thinks well beyond my cubicle walls. I think about ways that we can make our customers happier an... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Private Accounts Would Be So Much Better Than the Current Social Security...

  Wealth – a mass of things of value for which someone would be willing to trade or work for – is created through work. It is also created through the extraction... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Ask SmallIvy: In Stock Trading, What is Maintenance Margin?

  

  Ask SmallIvy Dear SmallIvy, What does it mean if a stock requires 100% maintenance margin? Would you include an example of a situation? Thank you Thanks,... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Really Dumb Things to Do When Dating with Money

  Unlike 80 years ago, a large number of couples, if not the majority, now live together before they get married. For some the idea is that it makes sense to... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE