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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 ( 1032 )
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If You Think Investing is Gambling, You’re Doing It Wrong
I often hear people talk about how stock investing is gambling. “It’s no different than Vega when you put your money in the market,” they’ll say. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
If You Really Want to Close the Wage Gap, Here’s How
We’ve all heard the statistics, that women only earn 81 cents for every dollar that a man earns or some such number. Progressives argue that this is due to... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Basics of Investing: What is a Stock?
Before we get into mutual funds and other topics, let’s start with the very basics and talk about what a stock is and why you should be interested in buying... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Tell If Your 401k Plan Really Stinks
There is nothing wrong with the 401k, but there are a lot of really bad 401k plans out there. If you’ve never invested, you may not be able to tell the... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why the Debt-Free Dave Ramsey Snowball Works
I wrote a contributor post for Camp FIRE Finance this week. I hope that you will take a look at the post and also the other great articles on that site. Read more
Posted on 05 April 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Getting Income from Your Retirement Portfolio
This is part of a series of posts for an online class on how to use your investments to fund your retirement. To find other posts in the series, select the... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
It’s Time for the Public Sector to Follow the Private in Retirement Plans
Let’s say that you went to a bed and breakfast, checked in, and went up to your room. The room was a mess with bed-clothes strewn on the floor, breakfast... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Use an IRA in Retirement to Fund Your Lifestyle
Hey – if you like The Small Investor, help keep it going. Buy a copy of SmallIvy Book of Investing: Book1: Investing to Grow Wealthy, buy one of the products... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Find Information for Picking Stocks
Stock selection is definitely more of an art than a science. When screening stocks – going through the thousands of potential companies and deciding which to bu... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Three Investments Every New Investor Should Have
There are a lot of investment choices. There are stocks, bonds, REITs, Options, Warrants, and convertibles. Then there are funds that buy and sell these... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Sneak Preview of Cash Flow Your Way to Wealth
I’m working on the last read through of Cash Flow Your Way to Wealth and expect the book to be released within a month. I’m very excited! Read more
Posted on 12 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Is a Buy-Write Fund Right for Your Retirement Account?
This is part of a series of posts for an online class on how to use your investments to fund your retirement. To find other posts in the series, select the... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Eight Simple Steps to Start Investing
Don’t forget about the first Small Investor Investing Twitter Show tonight from 8-9 PM Eastern Standard Time. I’ll be answering your questions live via... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The First Small Investor Investing Twitter Show
Join me for the first Small Investor Investing Twitter show. I’ll be answering questions on investing and personal finance by Twitter live from 8-9 PM Eastern... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to and Why You Should Invest in Stocks
Certainly the first step to becoming financially fit is to start to budget. Once you plan where your money goes each month, rather than just seeing how things... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What Will Happen in a US Debt Default Or Credit Crisis
Sadly, I see no way that the US will not eventually default on its debt. There was a chance a few years ago when Ted Cruz and a few other staunch fiscal... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Conservative’s Welfare Plan
I was just reading that entitlement spending, which includes welfare, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security is starting to swamp the Federal budget. Read more
Posted on 24 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How I Learned to Love the Bond
In case you haven’t figured this out yet, I spend a lot of time thinking about financial things and how money works. I think about the effects that raising the... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Any Interest in a Class on Investing?
With the release of the first book on finance and investing, SmallIvy Book of Investing: Book1: Investing to Grow Wealthy, and the upcoming new book, Cash Flow... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Women Aren’t Investing? Come On, Ladies!
This month’s Money magazine features a cover with five women dressed in black, looking aggressive and ready for business battle, with the title “The Investing... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE
