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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 ( 1005 )
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Book 1: Investing to Grow Wealthy Coming Out Next Week
I’ve gotten the proof copy of the book, made necessary corrections and changes, and uploaded the new copy of the first book, SmallIvy Book of Investing,... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Investing Strategies for the Individual Investor
I’ve been spending a lot of time this past week working on the final edits for the book. Hopefully I’ll be able to get it out and available for purchase early... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Ways to Delay Capital Gains
One of the main advantages in long-term investing is the ability to delay capital gains taxes. This allows the money you would have been paying in taxes to... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Don’t People Want the Fair Tax?
I’ve made a few posts in the past about the Fair Tax. In a nutshell, the Fair Tax would replace all of the existing Federal income taxes, including the Federal... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Cost Jobs
On its surface, raising the minimum wage seems like a great thing to do to help the working poor. After all, who wouldn’t want to try to help a mother with two... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Ways to Reduce The Price of Healthcare
In the last post I discussed the real reason that doctor and hospital bills are so high - very few people are paying for care, at least at the doctor’s office o... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The Real Issue with Healthcare Costs
In the previous post on health insurance, How Health Insurance Works, I ended with the editorial comment, “Surely there is a better way. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Coming Soon – The SmallIvy Book of Investing, Book 1
OK, so I know I’ve said this before, but book 1 of the SmallIvy investing books is about ready. The book is written and fully edited. This week I will order a... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How Health Insurance Works
With the new healthcare law in effect, many people are starting to look at healthcare plans. Many people simply look at the amount they will be paying each mont... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
The False Freedom of Government Dependency
The report from the Congressional Budget Office that the Affordable Care Act will cost 2.4 million jobs, rather than adding jobs as originally proposed, is... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Generating Income Using Covered Call Writing
In the last post I discussed the generation of income from a portfolio through the regular sale of stocks and the capture of capital gains. Read more
Posted on 09 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Generating Retirement Income When Interest Rates Are Low and Fixed-Income...
Note: This is a continuation on the series on retirement investing. See the first post here. Generating enough income to pay for expenses in retirement is a... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Creating an Income Portfolio
This is a continuation on the series on retirement investing. See the first post here. The goal of investing in a traditional retirement portfolio is to generat... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Investing in Retirement for Income and Security
Once you have actually retired and started living on income from your assets, you’ll need to manage your withdrawals and investments to protect your wealth and... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2014 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
How to Invest Your 401K Funds
Starting a new job comes with a lot of challenges. One of the biggest for many is how to invest contributions placed in a 401K account. Read more
Posted on 01 February 2014 -
Instead of myRA Accounts, How About Privatizing Social Security?
I thought President Obama was slurring his words during the State of the Union speech when he spoke about “myRA” accounts. It turns out it is a new program he... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2014 -
Are Corporations and Business Owners Taking Advantage of Consumers?
In a previous post I asked advocates of “economic justice” to respond to a set of questions. These were: 1. How often do you buy something and not think it... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 -
How to Invest $10,000. Simple Starter Portfolios
Money magazine has a great article in their Jan/Feb edition called the Money 50 which lists its recommended top 50 mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2014 -
Questions for Proponents of Economic Justice
We are starting to hear the terms “economic justice” and “social justice” being thrown about. While the terms are new, the concepts are about 100 years old... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2014 -
Thinking About Retirement? Raise Cash Now!
It is looking somewhat like 2007. Stocks have risen by more than 30% during the last year and investors are starting to feel pretty good about their future. ... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014