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• How to Have Affordable, Plentiful Healthcare- Part 2

  

  In part 1 of this post, reader Carl challenged me in a comment to provide solid numbers for the cost of a room in a hospital. Well, I dug into the 2013 HCA... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Have Affordable, Plentiful Healthcare

  

  There are a lot of things wrong with the Affordable Healthcare Act, a.k.a Obamacare. Requiring all insurance to cover everything rather than letting people buy... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Choosing Funds in Your 401k

  

  With the loss of the traditional pension plan, many employees are finding themselves needing to be investors if they want to have money at retirement. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Don’t Fall for the Safe Position Fallacy

  

  People like to win and hate to lose. Basic in the psychology of people investing is the idea that if you make money on a position, you have won, but if you... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why the Young and the Old Should Oppose a $15 Minimum Wage

  

  It seems like the idea of a $15 minimum wage just won’t die. As they like to do with these things, those who are pushing for a minimum wage hike won’t give up... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Office Microwave – A Test of Capitalism

  

  This is a post I wrote a few years back. I wanted to resurrect it for new blog readers since I enjoyed writing it so much. –SI While you may not realize it, if... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Risks That Decay with Time. Risks That Don’t.

  

  Most of the money I have invested is in growth stocks, even though the “rule of thumb” for someone my age would be to have about 35-45% of my money in bonds. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Don’t Let Imperfection Keep You from Growing Wealthy

  

  I have a confession. We haven’t put money into my kids’ Educational IRA accounts yet for 2016, even though the year is about 3/4 over. We also don’t pull... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• It’s Never Too Early to Start an IRA

  

  My son is currently in Boy Scouts, so I find myself hanging around the scout meetings on Tuesday nights. A couple of years ago when I finished the first... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Take Risks When You’re Young, Sleep Easy When You’re Old

  

  Proper investing is all about taking appropriate risks. An appropriate risk is one where the reward justifies the risk you are taking. Basically, you want to... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What “America” Means to Me

  

  Note: This post goes well outside the normal topics of investing and personal finance, but it is my blog…. The word “America” means different things to differen... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• A Preview of the Upcoming Cash Flow Book

  

  You may have noticed that the posts are a little less frequent than they have been in the past. This is because I’ve been working on a new book, Cash Flow your... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Taxes Keep You from Building Wealth

  

  No one likes taxes, but everyone likes government services. Everyone likes the idea of having “free” things, like roads, schools, and health care. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Much Should You Invest in Each Stock Or Fund?

  

  Dear SmallIvy, Hi, I was curious what your opinion is on the minimum amounts to invest in stocks or funds? I’m currently 30 years old and threw some money into... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How I Would Invest $10,000

  

  So you’ve come into a little money or maybe you’ve just been saving for a while and would like to invest. Equities are one of the best ways to invest because... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Don’t We Have the Fair Tax Yet? A Late Night Rant.

  

  About three years ago I published Ten Reasons that you should like the Fair Tax. I gave ten great reasons that we should enact the Fair Tax – yesterday. Things... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Picking Stocks for Long-Term Growth

  

  As I’ve said before, it is very difficult to predict the near-term future. It is much easier to predict the long-term future, at least in the investment world. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Obamacare is Failing. Here’s a Better Way.

  

  For years the Affordable Care Act was being rolled out in drips and drabs, and having portions delayed to avoid angering voters right before critical elections. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Cash Flow Your Way To Wealth

  

  Those of you out there who have the first book of The SmallIvy Book of Investing series, Investing to Grow Wealthy, know that the first book covers most... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What is Momentum Investing?

  

  Last time we talked about value investing, which is based on the Firm Foundation Theory. Today we’ll talk about momentum investing. It is based upon what it... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE