Smallivy
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The Small Investor
http://smallivy.wordpress.com/
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 ( 1004 )
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Funds You Really Don’t Want to Buy. Why You Should Anyway
Photo by Liza Summer on Pexels.com I’m sure you’ve done this: You’re going through your 401k statement or looking through the funds on your 401k firm’s website... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Are You Holding An Asset from Sentimentality
Sentimentality is a powerful emotion. My family laughed when I insisted we pass by the home I grew up in not once, but twice the last time I went back to my hom... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
A Financial Checklist for Your New Job
Congratulations on the new job, and welcome to the workforce. As you meet your coworkers and find your way around the office, there are some things you should... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
No, Virginia, the USSR Was Socialist
Photo by u0421u043fu0438u0440u0438u0434u043eu043d u0412u0430u0440u0444u0430u043bu0430u043cu0435u0435u0432 on Pexels.com There is a lot of false information goin... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Socialism Will Not Make Life Better. Investing Will.
Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, and its metropolitan area by NASA Johnson is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 More and more I’m seeing articles and tweets... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Invest for Income
Photo by Stijn Dijkstra on Pexels.com A lot of your life you’ll be investing for growth. The amount of money you’ll need in retirement to live a comfortable... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
8 Million Reasons to Learn to Invest Now
The main reasons young people cite for not investing is that they don't have the time and they don't have the knowledge needed. To those who have this view, le... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Basics of Taxes for Investors
Having an understanding of taxes is important as an investor. It is often said that it isn't what you make, but what you keep when it comes to investing. And... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Experiences Investing in a Start-Up, Part 6: A Break-Up
Wind break running up from the Stony Burn by Stanley Howe is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 At this point in the saga, my friend’s company had been bought out by... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Should You Invest in Dividend Stocks?
Photo by Stijn Dijkstra on Pexels.com If you spend any time scrolling through the personal finance side of Twitter, affectionately known as FinTwit, you’ve no... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Experience Investing in a Start-Up Company, Part 4
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com (This is the fourth post in a series on my experiences investing in a start-up company. See this post for the start of... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Experiences Investing in a Start-Up, Part 4: Gamecom Enters
Photo by Rathaphon Nanthapreecha on Pexels.com After graduating Berkeley and spending about a year looking for a job, I finally landed one out in Tennessee. Read more
Posted on 01 April 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Start Investing in Single-Stocks
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Despite what you hear about single-stock investing being a loser’s game, and how 90% of the time index funds will beat... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Experiences Investing in a Start-Up, Part 3: The Long Winter
Photo by Dave Haas on Pexels.com (This is part 3 of the story. To find part one, go here.) Spring Fling behind us, Bob and I both graduated and went our separat... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Experiences Investing in a Start-Up, Part 2: Spring Fling
Photo by Hasan Albari on Pexels.com (This is part 2 of the story. To find part one, go here.) Spring Fling, the annual campus carnival, was a day away and I... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
A Better Welfare System
An ever-growing share of US Government spending is going towards welfare programs, including food stamps, child care, housing, medical care, preschool, and... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Experience Investing in a Start-Up Company, Part 2
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com (This is the second post in a series on my experiences investing in a start-up company. See the previous post for the... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Experiences Investing in a Start-Up: The Buy-In
Photo by Negative Space on Pexels.com It was the late fall of 1992, I believe. I was sitting with a friend of mine, Bob Ferris, who I knew from the Engineering... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Should I Sell and Wait Out the Crash?
Photo by Kammeran Gonzalez-Keola on Pexels.com Dear SmallIvy, I’m curious what your thoughts are for the market this coming year. Read more
Posted on 12 March 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Making 401K Plans Work Better
401k plans are better than traditional pensions. They are also way better than Social Security, assuming they are used correctly. The issue is that they are... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2023 BUSINESS, FINANCE