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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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7 Reasons It’s Stupid to Buy an Electric Car
I am certainly not part of the Green movement, unless it is green money, but I do believe in protecting the environment. I want clean air and clean water. I wan... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Unless You’re Already Financially Independent, You Really Need Life Insurance
If you’re reading this blog, you probably need life insurance. I’m assuming that you’re reading this blog because you are in the middle class and you don’t... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why (Index) Mutual Funds Are More Likely Than Individual Stocks to Provide...
In Using Investing to Build Up Cash for Large Purchases it was recommended that mutual funds be used instead of individual stocks to build up money for an... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Find the Best Schools – Find the Rocket Scientists
An important consideration when buying a house is the school district in which the house is located. Homes in areas with great schools sell for more and there i... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Using Investing to Build Up Cash for Large Purchases
// <![CDATA[ // ]]> My question for you is two-fold; I want to put a down payment on a cheap investment property condo in order to start building... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Spices You Need to Start Your Pantry
More spices than you need One of the best ways to save money for investing is to learn to cook and cook most meals at home. For a family of four, just skipping ... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Get Serious About Your Investing
A central theme in The SmallIvy Book of Investing, Book 1: Investing to Grow Wealthy is a strategy that I call serious investing. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Invest a $50,000 Lump Sum.
So somehow you ended up with a large sum of money, maybe $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 or even a quarter million dollars. Maybe you got an inheritance, cashed in... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Create the Budget of the Wealthy – Creating a Cash Flow Plan
If you want to become wealthy, you need to manage money like wealthy people do. As Robert Kiyosaki explains in his book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, people who are... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Not Cure Poverty – A Simple Example
I’ve written several blog posts explaining the economics of why raising the minimum wage will cause a great deal of pain for those in minimum wage jobs. Read more
Posted on 12 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Move Up Out of the Middle Class
In the last article I discussed what it takes to move from poverty into the middle class. The biggest thing needed was a change of attitude. Read more
Posted on 10 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Stop Being Poor.
I’ve been reading quite a bit about poverty lately. Here I am only referring to poverty in first world countries where there is the capability to move into the... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Perverse Economic Effects of Green Energy
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal tells of the effect that solar energy use is having on the nation’s power grid. The issue is that the power grid... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Invest for Your Retirement. 401K Investing Made Simple.
So you’ve just started your new job and the HR department hands you a stack of paperwork. One of the items is a form where you need to determine how much of you... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why College Students Shouldn’t Drink in Bars
We always hear about the burden of student loans, yet we always see college students flocking to the bars. For evidence, just go to a bar near campus on a frida... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What Makes a Country Rich?
During the election this week, Greek voters decided to oust the party that has been leading the country for the last few years and put into place many... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
It’s Time to Stop Thinking of College Students as “Kids”
The Vanderbilt rape case provides a disturbing reminder that college students are not children. These are adults that have full access to an assortment of... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
It’s the Little Sacrifices That Will Make Your Rich
Do You Need $8 Bottles of Water Shows such as Extreme Cheapskates are fun to watch, although you can’t help but wonder how much of it is true. Read more
Posted on 26 January 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why You Don’t Want Your Insurance to Pay for Everything
Many people are disappointed when their medical insurance doesn’t pay for everything. They want their office visits completely covered, their prescriptions... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How Much of Your Retirement Savings Should Be Invested in Large Caps?
With the demise of traditional pension plans, many individuals are finding themselves needing to be more involved in their retirement planning. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 BUSINESS, FINANCE