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• Interested in Home Schooling Your Children? Investing Can Help

  

  During the pandemic and the governmental quarantine of everyone, healthy or sick, a lot of parents were thrust into the role of teacher. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why is Diversification Important When Investing?

  

  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 03 October 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Your Mutual Funds May Not Be as Diversified as You Think

  

  A big reason for investing in mutual funds instead of buying individual stocks is to achieve diversification. First of all, you want to have your money spread... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Taxes on Corporations Are Taxes on the Poor and Middle-Class

  

  For those businesses being forced to close, this is a government taking. The government is taking something of value (a successful business) for the benefit... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• So, What Is an Index Fund, Anyway?

  

  If you read a few personal finance and investing blogs, they’ll generally recommend that you invest in mutual funds for diversification. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Preview of Investing to Win

  

  I’m very excited to say that the writing on my newest book, Investing to Win, is done! Out in the ether of the internet there is a 215 page Google Doc with the... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Amount of Wealth Is Not Fixed

  

  For those businesses being forced to close, this is a government taking. The government is taking something of value (a successful business) for the benefit... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Invest in Individual Stocks

  

  So maybe you’ve been investing through your company’s 401k plan for a few years. Maybe you also have started up a taxable account to buy index funds. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Low Down on Real Estate Investments

  

  Today we have a guest post from Chris Weber of Utopia Management. According to the United States Census Bureau, nearly two-thirds of American households have... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Five Common Mistakes When Investing in Your 401k

  

  With more and more companies going from defined benefit, or pension plans, to defined contribution, or 401K plans, individuals are finding themselves needing... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered. Understanding Risk...

  

  An important concept to understand in investing is risk and return, often expressed as arisk/reward ratio. The basic idea is that the risk/reward ratio should b... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What is Short Selling and How to Sell Short

  

  What is Short Selling? Normally when you buy stocks, you do what is called “going long.” Here you enter an order to buy, purchase the shares, hope that they... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Any Interest in Sample Portfolios and Target Lists as Paid Content?

  

  We’ve just passed our 11th anniversary as a personal finance and investment blog. In that time we’ve also published two books on investing and personal finance... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Protecting Yourself from Falling Stock Markets and Bear Markets

  

  We’ve had a great bull market, but all good things must come to an end. You’ve probably got a pretty sizeable gain in your stocks and mutual funds, so maybe... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Rain Catchers

  

  Once upon a time, in a far off land, their lived a tribe known as the Rain Catchers. The Rain Catchers had discovered that if they left barrels outside and... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Should You Invest Graduation Money?

  

  So, you’ve gotten a bunch of money from aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins from graduation. Sure, you could use the money for a big trip before college... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is a $15 Minimum Wage Possible?

  

  For quite a while, politicians and advocacy groups have been lobbying for a $15 minimum wage. It has actually been tried in limited circumstances, like at the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is a $15 Minimum Wage Possible?

  

  For quite a while, politicians and advocacy groups have been lobbying for a $15 minimum wage. It has actually been tried in limited circumstances, like at the... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What is a Short Squeeze? Understanding the Reddit Speculators and GameStop Saga.

  

  Before last week, you may have been thinking that a “short squeeze” was what Taylor Swift sued that creepy radio DJ over a couple of years ago. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Want to Be Rich? Buy Assets and Avoid Obligations

  

  Psst…. Want to know what how to become rich? What differentiates the cash flow diagram of a rich person from that of a middle class person? Not, it isn’t the... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE