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• Should You Sell Since the Market is Down?

  

  Certainly this week has a lot of people worried. With oil prices falling and China’s economy causing stocks to go into free fall, many people may be thinking... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why You Really, Really Need to Roll That Old 401K into an IRA

  The 401k management companies out there won’t like this post, because it reveals a secret that they would rather keep under wraps: They make most of their... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Paying for Expenses by Investing in Retirement

  

  Investing when you’re twenty, or thirty, or forty is easy. Just invest regularly, buy mostly stocks, and don’t fool around with things. If the markets goes down... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Do You Know If You’re Financially Independent?

  

  The fiscal goal for everyone should be to become financially independent within their lifetimes, preferably as soon as possible. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is Your Child Picky About Clothes?

  

  At the Clever Dude blog, Brock asks the question: What would you do if your son dislikes all of the clothes he gets as gifts? She describes her son who is very... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Time to Check on Your Savings Bonds

  

  Today I was getting ready for the day, when I remembered the envelope of US Savings Bonds I had in my desk drawer. I looked through them and remembered that I... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• A Real Fix for Social Security

  The return on Social Security is truly terrible because of the way it is structured. It is in fact set up exactly like a Ponzi scheme (but without the great... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Do You Celebrate Christmas Or Xmas?

  

  C.S. Lewis of Narnia/ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe fame, was actually very devout religiously. In reading the Narnia series, while initially one may... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Want a Better Fiscal Life? Ride with the Pack.

  

  Anyone who has ever been in a road bike race or gone on group rides knows the power of riding in a pack. For those who haven’t, bicyclists tend to ride very... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Finding Good to Great Companies

  

  I’ve been reading the book, Good to Great, Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins this month. This book was written for company... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why No One Ever Won Deal Or No Deal Revisited

  

  Without a doubt my most popular post of all time is: “Why No One Will Every Win A Million Dollars on ‘Deal, or No Deal.'” I get thirty or forty views of this... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• You Generate the Wealth You Use

  

  As a final installment on the topic of money and wealth, I thought I’d cover some critical points in understanding how wealth works: 1. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• A Common Fallacy About the Cause of the Great Depression

  

  Last night my son informed me that his teacher told them that the Great Depression was caused because of an imbalance in the distribution of wealth. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What Happened to the American Dream?

  

  It seems like very other week there is a new survey of young adults asking them if they think the American Dream is still available to them. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• When Should You Sell a Stock?

  

  Generally, I hate to sell a stock. I know that if I sell very often, I’ll end up churning my account, generating a lot of broker fees, and probably doing worse... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Get Smart About Student Loan Debt

  

  There are a lot of very intelligent, well-educated people who are complete ignoramuses when it comes to student debt. Note being an ignoramus just means that... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Want to Connect with the Best People? Volunteer.

  

  Last weekend I volunteered to help with a First LEGO League tournament in my area. For those who don’t know, in LEGO League students from about 4-8th grade buil... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Snowball Effect and Personal Finance

  

  Dave Ramsey often talks about the debt snowball – his strategy for eliminating debt, where you start by paying off the smallest debt while you pay the minimums... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Personal Finance Concepts You Should Know – Concept 4: Wealth Creation

  

  The concept presented today deals with how wealth is created. Understanding what creates wealth, and what destroys wealth, is important for things such as... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• ‘Tis the Season to Avoid a Wash Sale

  

  Now that Thanksgiving weekend is coming to a close, I’m sure all of you are thinking about the same thing I am – taxes! OK, maybe it’s just me, but you should b... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE