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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 ( 1046 )
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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 -
With Bond Investing, It’s About Income, Not Price
Everyone hates to lose money. It's not fun to look at your portfolio value and see that it has gone down. Yet if you are investing in bonds for income,... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What Makes Stocks Go Up in Price?
So you buy some shares of a stock, hoping to see the price rise. Maybe you hear that McDonald's is bringing back the McRib, so you rush in to buy a few shares.... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How Are You Doing, Financially. Examining Your Level of Safety.
If you were to go to a financial advisor and the first question he asked was, "How are you doing, financially?" what would you say? If you are paying all of... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Is a Roth 401k Better Than a Traditional 401k?
We've all heard the conventional wisdom. If you have an old, stodgy traditional IRA you should convert to a snazzy new Roth IRA. There is now even a new Roth... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Replace Obamacare with a System That Works
Having been elected, President-Elect Trump is now faced with finding ways to live up to his promises. One that he has made, which has been made by many in... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What Effect Will a Donald Trump Presidency Have on the Stock Market?
Wednesday morning, many commentators expected the US stock market to fall through the floor after Donald Trump's surprise victory. Their expected moment of... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE
