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• Why Does Diversification Matter in Investing?

  

  If you’ve been reading these pages, or virtually any reputable blog or book on investing, you’ve probably heard of the need for diversification when investing. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Many Shares Should You Buy of Individual Stocks?

  

  People who know what they’re talking about when it comes to investing will tell you to invest in mutual funds, specifically index mutual funds because of their... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Solve the Traffic Congestion Problem

  

  For years, people have envisioned having a flying car so that they could just fly over the traffic and make it to work in ten minutes instead of sitting in... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Start Investing in Single-Stocks

  

  Despite what you hear about single-stock investing being a loser’s game, and how 90% of the time index funds will beat stock picking, there is a real advantage... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• FIREd by Fifty is on Final Edits

  

  About two years ago I started my second personal finance book. My first book, SmallIvy Book of Investing: Book 1: Investing to Become Wealthy, was about using... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Hillbilly Elegy, Small Investor Book Club

  

  This month we’re reading Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by JD Vance for the Small Investor Book Club. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Basics of Bonds

  

  A blast from the past with great info for those interested in bonds. The Small Investor Understanding bonds and things like why they behave the way they do if... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Recommended Books on Investing — The Small Investor

  

  Want to learn to invest or get better at investing? Here are some of the best books I found to improve my investing. Buy a copy through the links below (or buy... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Advice for Those Starting to Invest Later in Life

  

  Dear SmallIvy, I am receiving Social Security Disability benefits. I would like to start investing but I am not sure where to start. I am a late start investor ... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Things to Consider for Unmarried Couples

  

  In the United States before about the 1970’s, most people would get married fairly young, probably before the age of 25, or even 21. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Dave Ramsey is Out-of Touch? Who Should You Listen to for Financial Advice?

  

  Today I was reading a post on Ninjabudgeter called Why I Stopped Following Dave Ramsey. In general, I disagreed with a lot of his comments, although I understan... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Determine If a Stock is Over Or Under-Priced

  

  So you’re ready to make your first stock purchase. You have the company you’re interested in purchasing picked out, and you’re about ready to pull the trigger. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Finding Stocks for Long-Term Growth

  

  Mutual funds should be the foundation of your retirement accounts, your health savings accounts, and your college accounts. Once you have those areas covered,... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Creating a Life-Long Portfolio for Extra Income

  

  Most people invest for the wrong reason. Some invest as a game, putting some money in, picking a stock or two, and hoping to sell at the right time to get a goo... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• If You Want to Be Wealthy, Where Should You Be Financially at 22?

  

  Everyone knows that they will need a lot of money when they retire, yet few people actually save enough when they are younger. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The 16 Steps to Financial Security

  

  Let’s face it, financial education is lacking. Many people leave home and enter their adult lives not knowing much of anything about money management, bank... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Hillbilly Elegy, Small Investor Book Club

  

  This month we’ll be reading Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance for the Small Investor Book Club. I’ve always wondered why people stay in places after the jobs have... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is That Stock Cheap Or Expensive? Understanding the Power of PE Ratio

  

  An old joke on Wall Street is that a famous investor was asked what he thought stock prices would do in the near term. His answer was that they would “fluctuate. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Using The Basic, All-Purpose, Master Mutual Fund Investing Portfolio Near...

  

  In past articles, we introduced the Master Mutual Fund Portfolio and then showed how to adjust it for a young person just getting started in investing for... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Know If You’re Ready for FIRE

  

  FIRE, or Financially Independent, Retired Early is a movement sweeping the personal finance blogasphere. There are teachers on FIRE, Doctors on FIRE, Pharmacist... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE