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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 ( 1042 )
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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 -
Is Stock Market Investing Gambling?
Every so often I’ll be with someone who will talk about investing in the stock market and how it is just really gambling. I usually nod along and smile, not... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Start to Invest in Three Easy Steps
Last school year, my son started an illicit chip business. No, he wasn’t selling pirated computer chips he’d imported illegally from Asia and snuck in without... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The New Book, Cash Flow Your Way to Wealth, is Closer Than It’s Ever Been
I remember when I was involved in testing in one of our facilities (my day job is “rocket science,” or more specifically, aerospace engineering), one of the mos... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Understanding Investment Risk and Reward
The Small Investor An important concept to understand in investing is risk and return, often expressed as a risk/reward ratio. The basic idea is that the... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Is This a Correction? Yes.
Now that the markets have retreated a bit, as they always do eventually, we’ve started to see the commentators blather on with their endless speculations on... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Is an Annuity Right for Part of Your Retirement Funding?
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 04 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
An Easy Way to Make College Affordable
Paying for college is a concern of many parents, and well it should be. College debt is a concern of many graduates, and well it should be. Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How a 401(k) Or 403(b) Loan Can Wreck Your Retirement Plan
Why taking a loan against your 401k is probably a bad idea, from RetireGenX Retire Gen X If you participate in a 401(k) or 403(b) retirement plan through your... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Investing Journey, Or, When I Stopped Fooling Around and Got Serious
Probably fifteen years ago, I found a book that really changed the way I invest and really made a difference. It was Do You Want To Make Money Or Would You... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How Every 16 Year-Old with a Job Can Retire a Millionaire
I’ve been encouraging a couple of twins who I’ve known since they were five to start an IRA since they are now 17 and working a job at a grocery store. Read more
Posted on 25 January 2018 BUSINESS, FINANCE
