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• Should I Add Bonds to My 401k?

  

  Jeffery Bogle, founder of Vanguard mutual funds, is credited with what has been come to be known as the “Bogle rule,” which says that you should invest your... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Do I Determine My Rate-of-Return?

  

  Let’s say that you’re invested in a mutual fund and you think you’re doing pretty well, but you’re just not sure. One of the best way to see how you are doing i... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• 401K Changes That Would Work

  

  401k plans are better than traditional pensions and way better than Social Security, if they are used correctly. The issue is that they are not used correctly. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Will the Republican Party Be Changed This Time?

  

  I was eight years-old when Ronald Reagan was first elected. Like Donald Trump, he was an outsider, elected after years of a dismal economy under a President... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Teaching Personal Finance in School

  

  A dyed red-haired rapper criticizes the public education system in a viral YouTube video, “Don’t Stay in School“. Looking back at my education, I remember... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Sample from the Cash Flow Book: The Cash Flow Diagram.

  

  As I’m working on the second book, Cash Flow Your Way to Wealth, I thought I would put out some samples from the book. Here is part of Chapter 1, which... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Financial Options for Paying for Retirement

  

  So perhaps you’ve been saving and investing for years, and now retirement is in your sights. The question now is, “How do I use the money in my retirement... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Hey Republicans – Here’s Your Chance. Don’t Blow It.

  

  McKiosk? A couple of months ago, it looked like America was going to choose Socialism. Like the Soviet Union and Venezuela, we would have seen jobs (continue to... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Welcome to the Small Investor

  

  In case anyone is finding this site for the first time, having made the New Year’s resolution to do better with money and therefore deciding to scroll around... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2017 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Time to Buy Energy?

  

  There are two fundamental strategies to stock selection – growth and value. With growth you try to find the stocks in companies that are expanding and will... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Looking at Stock Dividends a Different Way

  

  When you look at the dividends that stocks pay, you at first might wonder why anyone would care. Stocks considered good dividend payers might pay 1-2%, where yo... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 FINANCE

• Year-End Financial Forget-Me-Nots

  

  The new year is of course a time of resolutions and soul-searching. People see the coming of a new year as a time to change and make themselves better. ... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Basics of Bonds

  

  Understanding bonds and things like why they behave the way they do if interest rates rise or fall is really not that hard if you know some of the basic facts.... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Good HSA Investing Can Let You Retire Early

  

  If you are fortunate enough to have a Health Savings Account, or HSA, you might be able to retire earlier than a lot of your peers. Many people have the money... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Do Taxes Like Donald Trump

  

  Much ado was made about Donald Trump's tax return where he lost close to a billion dollars in one year. The speculation was that he might have not paid taxes fo... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Five Economic Reasons to Like a Trump Presidency

  

  So about half of the country is happy to see Donald Trump as the President Elect, while the other half is freaking out. At least Donald Trump hasn't made up a... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 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 08 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Are You Ready for the Storm?

  

  We had a tornado go through our town this week. Luckily no one was killed or even seriously injured, but there were a lot of trees knocked down and some... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Building a Safety Net for Your Children

  

  Today the news is full of stories of children returning home to stay after college. The recession certainly made it difficult for some to find jobs, but the... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How is Your Stock Picking Working? How to Measure Your Returns.

  

  Most people who've been trading stocks for a while think that they are excellent stock pickers. They will have all sorts of stories of stocks that they bought... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE