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• Should You Pay as a Group, Or Just Buy It Yourself?

  

  Let’s say that you were going out to dinner with a group of friends. You get to the restaurant, pick up the menu, and start to think about an appetizer. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Countdown to Freedom

  

  It seems like there are a lot of blogs out there that talk about their experience getting out-of-debt. They share where they start with their debt, allow you... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Savings Bonds Are a Lousy Prize

  This month I was going through our savings bonds and typing them into the Treasury website to see what they were worth. I discovered that one of them that my... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Married? Merge the Accounts. Dating? Keep Things Separate.

  

  I’m a strong believer in joint accounts for married couples. Once you agree to be one, there is no more his and hers. Just ours. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Transports Are Doing Well

  

  Dow Theory, pioneered by Charles Dow, uses two indices – the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA). Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• I Can’t Tell You If It Will Rain in a Month, But I Can Say It Will Be Colder Thi...

  

  Counter-intuitive as it may sound, it is very difficult to predict the near-term future when it comes to investing. This is not to say that it is difficult to... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Are Health Insurance Rates Going Up? Simple Economics.

  Rates for healthcare plans under the Affordable Act (ACA) are projected to go up by double-digit rates in many areas. You can find information for your... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Use Diversification to Reduce Your Investing Risk

  

  Let’s say that you’re playing a game where you bet $10 on the toss of a coin. If it is a fair coin – equally weighted on both sides – you’ll guess right half... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Use Time to Reduce Your Risk

  

  In Risk Allows You to Make Money in the Stock Market, I talked about how taking risks is what allows you to make more money investing in stocks than you could... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Looking at Retail Stocks

  

  My wife is looking to invest some money in her account, so I pulled out my watch list of stocks. I normally keep a list of stocks that meet my criteria as... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What’s 1%? The Effect of Fees on Your Investment Returns

  One-percent is such small number. Many people (but sadly not most people) could afford to put 1% down on a home. Differences of 1% are normally rounded off and... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Risk Allows You to Make Money the Stock Market

  

  Ever wonder why you can make better returns in the stock market than you can in a bank account or even in bonds? The reason is a four letter word you should... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Small Investor Followers – Introduce Yourselves

  Let me say I’m thankful for the large number of people who have followed The Small Investor over the years. I still remember getting my first follower about a... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What Will Happen to the Low-Skilled Worker in the Self-Service Ecomony

  

  We are clearly seeing a movement to a self-service society. Customers are being expected to do more and, very surprisingly, they are happily doing it. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Used Cars Are the Road to Riches

  

  Today we reach the last item on the list provided in 10 Dirt Simple Rules of Money Management. (Note, as always, you can find all of the posts in this series... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Advantages That Rich (and Middle Class) People Have

  

  I’ve often heard that some people are disadvantaged. We worry about disadvantaged children. We hear that some adults are disadvantaged as well. I started to... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The System That Has Failed the Inner City

  The riots we are seeing today in major cities are another symptom of a problem we saw previously after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The riots really aren’... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Should You Buy Individual Stocks Or Mutual Funds

  

  Many people say you should not buy individual stocks, and maybe they are right. Buying individual stocks is radically different from buying mutual funds. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Avoiding Impulse Buying

  

  Controlling your spending is essential to gaining financial independence and long before that, staying out of debt. Unfortunately, there are all sorts of... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Replacing Social Security for $43 Per Month

  

  $8 Bottles of Water Social Security was every bit as controversial when it was passed in the 1930’s as Obamacare is today. When it started, it was a very small... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE