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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 ( 1004 )
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Going to Bars to Drink is Foolish
Money had an article called Here’s How Rich You’d Be if You Stopped Drinking that peaked my interest last weekend. I thought that maybe they were going to look... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Read The SmallIvy Book of Investing for Free
The SmallIvy Book of Investing, Book 1: Investing to Grow Wealthy When I wrote The SmallIvy Book of Investing Book 1: Investing to Grow Wealthy, I wanted to... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Role Income Stocks and Bonds Play in a Portfolio
Income stocks and other assets have a place in your portfolio during certain stages of your life, generally when you need income or stability. Read more
Posted on 16 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Sold My Shares of Oasis Petroleum Today
After holding them for about a year, I sold my last shares of Oasis Petroleum today. Normally I’m fairly reluctant to sell shares of stock after I have bought... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Identify a Growth Stock
As discussed in the last post, growth stocks are stock in companies that are growing rapidly. They tend to be young companies, or companies that have gone... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Young People Should Buy Mainly Growth Stocks
In what I call serious investing, the main type of stocks that would be purchased when one is young, loosely defined as age 12 to maybe 45, would be growth... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
There Are No Fairy Godmothers
About a week ago we went and saw the newest remake of Cinderella, the fairytale where a girl who has lost her parents and is forced to live as a servant for... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How M.U.L.E. Will Make You Wealthy
Does anyone else remember the game M.U.L.E.? The term was an acronym for Multiple Use Labor Unit in an Atari game from 1983. In the game you would deploy your... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
It’s Time to Insist on More Reasonable College Costs
I always hear about the crushing cost of student loans, and I hear about the need for loan forgiveness, but I never hear anyone wanting to do something about th... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Save on Taxes When Selling Stocks
Do not make taxes a primary reason for buying, holding, or selling a stock. Let me say that again. Do not make taxes a primary reason for buying, holding, or... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
This is Future You Speaking
Greetings from the future. This is a message to you from you at age 72. I just wanted to thank you for the little things you did while you were young (or... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Would You Not Want the Fair Tax
Under my bed is a cardboard box that is bulging at the seams. I contains my stock purchase/sales slips and my tax returns for the last 25 years or so. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Invest in Oil
Despite my efforts to keep my work and blog worlds separate, word is starting to get around the office that I know a little something about investing. Read more
Posted on 27 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Countdown to Freedom Continues, Balance: $600
This week I sent in another $300 to my investment account, continuing what I’m calling the Countdown to Freedom. This is where I’m saving a few hundred dollars... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Important Personal Finance Steps to Take When Starting a Job
Last night a friend invited me over to talk to his 23 year-old son about 401k investing. He had recently started his first career-type job and was unsure what t... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Most Important Things When Selecting from 401K Investment Options
401K investing is actually really, really simple. The main reason is that you re generally limited to mutual funds, which means you automatically get... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Save for Retirement in Installments
Many people find it difficult to save for retirement. Common reasons are: “It’s so far off. I can’t think about that now.” “I’ve got too much to take care of... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Living a Financially Sustainable Life
Schadenfreude. A word coming from the German that means “the delight at the misfortunes of others,” or literally, “harm-joy.” I don’t quite have schadenfreude i... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
When to Hire a Professional
You would think that people who become millionaires try to save every dime. After all, one of the surest ways to become wealthy is to invest a portion of your... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Every Drop Matters. Really?
For years now hotels have been using environmentalism as an excuse to cut their costs. Knowing that customers want to “save the planet,” they have been doing... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE