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• Beware the Fed

  

  There is an old axiom on Wall Street: "Don't fight the Fed." The Federal Reserve holds an enormous amount of power over the economy. While the President is... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is It Possible to Save for College?

  

  About 16 years ago I sat down and predicted the growth of my son's college savings account. I was planning to put away $2,000 each year into an Educational... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Dealing with Market Crashes

  

  Let's face it - the market has been doing great lately. We've seen virtually everything go up during the last ten months or so, ever since the election. Talk... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Surprise Hero AND Millionaire

  

  The Surprise Millionaires A decorated army helicopter medic who served his country well left his adopted community quite a gift earlier this summer. The... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Finding a Good Financial Advisor

  

  I am not a financial advisor, as I say in my disclaimer - just an experienced investor willing to share from my experience. I also think that a lot of people... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How and When to Buy Dividend Paying Stocks

  Utilities, which tend to pay high dividends and have a regulated monopoly, meaning that they have predictable earnings and rarely lose money, were once thought... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Basic Charting Patterns in Stocks

  

  I don't do a great deal with charting. While there are some who search through charts for price patterns, I've found that charting is useful for telling you... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Evil of Income Taxes

  When America was founded, there were no income taxes - just taxes on goods and on trade. It wasn't until about 150 years after the country's founding, there wa... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What Affects the Prices of Individual Stocks?

  

  So what determines the price of a stock? If a stock's earnings are predictably growing and a stock will be making 20% higher earnings four years later, why... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Start Investing in Stocks Continued – Frank’s Next Steps

  

  Let's return to our young investor, Frank. Remember that he started out in investing. He used the traits I speak of under the Stock Picking posts to... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Start Investing in Stocks

  

  In looking through the various blogs and chat rooms, I noticed several individuals in similar situations asking questions about investing. I've also had... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Are We Headed for a Crash?

  

  There was an article in Money magazine this month where five market prognosticators are talking about a coming crash. One expects a drop of 50%. Another say... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Hidden Fees in Your Mutual Funds

  

  I found a great tip today, reading through the Bogleheads' Guide to investing - our book-of-the-month, concerning mutual fund fees. There are the fees that... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Do You Need a Professional Money Manager to Invest in Stocks?

  

  Investing is sort of like working on your car. It really isn't all that difficult and most people can learn how to do it. It does take some amount of time,... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Traveling For Work as a Breadwinning Mom – Leaving Guilt Behind

  

  Chief Mom Officer I mentioned last week in my post wondering whether you splurge or go frugal on work travel that I just came back from a week-long business... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Do You Measure Up Against the Markets?

  

  When you're investing, it is easy to fool yourself into thinking that you're doing great, when really you would have been better off just investing in an index... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Finding the Right Stocks to Invest in

  

  So how are your investments doing? No, don't just rattle off a war story about how you picked up shares of that great stock on a dip and sold them the next... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Saving Money For Kids – A Primer On Kids Accounts

  Chief Mom Officer Good morning all! Over the weekend I was talking on Twitter with my friends Penny from She Picks Up Pennies (pssst....did you miss her... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Introduction to “Cash Flow Your Way to Wealth”

  

  I'm excited to say that my second book, Cash Flow Your Way to Wealth, is fully written and going through the first edit. It should be coming out in a couple o... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Live Like a Millionaire

  

  Many would love to live the millionaire lifestyle. Spending each day at the beach, on the golf course, or in exotic resorts around the world. Each night... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE