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• Readership for the Small Investor

  August was the best month to date for the Small Investor – Thank You! With over 4000 views and many new people discovering the site and subscribing, things are... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Where Will Our Model Family Be in 10 Years? 20 Years?

  To quote AC/DC, it “ain’t no fun waiting ’round to be a millionaire.” It seems that when you’re putting money away that you are getting nowhere for a long time. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Saving for Retirement, and Life Before That

  

  The SmallIvy Book of Investing, Book 1 BUY A COPY In the last post, Are You Saving Too Much for Retirement? How to Tell if You Are “Retirement Poor,” I discusse... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Are You Saving Too Much for Retirement? How to Tell If You Are “Retirement Poor.”

  People who have a big home with an equally big mortgage, such that they have little left over each month after paying their mortgage payment are said to be... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Who Would Want to Retire with One Million Dollars?

  

  Money magazine this month has an article titled “How to Reach One Million Dollars” where it goes into all of the myths told about reaching a million dollars... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Best Ways to Invest $10,000

  So you got a big bonus or sold something and now you have $10,000 to invest somewhere. Or maybe you are just looking to get started in investing and have saved... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why the Affordable Care Act is Different from Other Government Programs

  Proponents of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA have been surprised by the rise of vocal opponents and continued resistance to the law. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Does College Cost So Much Money? Small Ivy’s Big Idea #1

  

  College tuition costs have been rising at greater than the cost of inflation for some time now. At state universities, some of the reason for this is that state... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Sacrifices Needed for Financial Independence

  

  You may think from reading posts from personal finance bloggers that you need to be an extreme cheap skate who uses the plies from two-ply toilet paper... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Homemade Biscuits and Sausage

  Going to the fast food place for a sausage biscuit in the morning can get expensive, especially if you factor in the time and gas. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Top Ten Most Shared Small Investor Posts

  Sharing of posts on The Small Investor has exploded! Thank you! For the first few years I gathered maybe 80 shares total. The site is now often seeing hundreds... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• I Want a Dumb, Stupid, Moronic, Idiotic Refrigerator

  

  A refrigerator that thinks it’s smarter than me I was reading in Forbes today that the future is to have your whole home, including your thermostat and your... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Market is Falling (Maybe). What Should You Do with Your Investments?

  

  The SmallIvy Book of Investing, Book 1 BUY A COPY The market took a hard drubbing on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial average, a group of some of the... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Should Social Security Be Privatized?

  What if I offered you an investment where you paid me 13% of your salary for the next 45 years. At the end of that 45 year period I promised to pay you about 15... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What is a Growth Stock

  

  The SmallIvy Book of Investing, Book 1 BUY A COPY A growth stock is stock in a company that is growing rapidly. This is typically a young company that only has ... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Sacrifices and Rewards of Gaining Financial Independence

  Maybe financial independence isn’t for you. If you aren’t willing to limit your home purchase price to what you can afford with a 15-year fixed rate loan, you... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• BJ’s Restaurants (BJRI) Takes a Jump

  BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) took a jump Friday as earnings came in better than expected. The shares were up more than $4 per share, to almost $35 per share. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Sometimes A Lagging Investment Return is Good Enough

  I always hate it when I look at the returns in my 401K because, while they may be really good some periods, they aren’t as good as they could have been. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What is a Buy-Write Fund? Can a Buy-Write Fund Provide Income?

  Today I was looking at the prospectus for the PowerShares S P 500 Buy-Write Portfolio (symbol PBP). This is a buy-write fund that buys shares in the companies i... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Understanding the Risk and Return of Individual Assets

  There is a difference between the return of individual assets and that of a group of those assets. There is also additional risks involved. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE