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• Safe Ways to Use Stock Options

  

  Stock options are a great way to lose lots of money. The old joke is that the way to make a million dollars in options is to start with $2 million. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is It a Good Time to Catch a Falling Knife?

  

  Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com Wall Street has a lot of sayings developed by traders who learned one lesson or another, usually after losing a great... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Effect of Looting and Riots on Cities

  

  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 09 December 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How (Most) Every 16 Year-Old with a Job Can Retire a Millionaire

  

  I was trying to sell copies of FIREd by Fifty and SmallIvy Book of Investing: Book1: Investing to Grow Wealthy at a craft fair yesterday. I was not finding any... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• It’s Time for the Public Sector to Follow the Private in Retirement Plans

  

  Let’s say that you went to a bed and breakfast, checked in, and went up to your room. The room was a mess with bed-clothes strewn on the floor, breakfast... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Lazy Investors Finish First

  

  Want to do better at investing? Get lazy! You don’t want to be a lazy worker since you’ll never see your income rise and you’ll be the first person laid off if... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Pandemic Response Provides a Rare Opportunity

  

  The government’s pandemic response, which has caused people to drop out of the workforce and wages to rise, offers an opportunity that we haven’t seen in 50... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Get The Book!

  The Surprise Millionaire provided stories of common people who secretly became millionaires through saving and investing through their lives as we promote on Th... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Do Things Cost So Much In Big Cities? It’s the Taxes.

  

  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 14 November 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Do Index Funds Work?

  

  One of the first indexes (perhaps the first index) was what was to become the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA). This was created in 1884 by Charles Dow... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• We Bought a Luxury and Kept Our Money

  

  One of the issues with the FIRE lifestyle is that you need to give up many of the luxuries others around you are enjoying. These aren’t huge sacrifices, but it... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Become Financially Fit and Grow Wealthy

  

  Certainly, the first step to becoming financially fit is to start to budget. Once you plan where your money goes each month, rather than just seeing how things... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Hey Boss: Are You Using Your Employees Effectively?

  

  I have a lot of big ideas at work. I’m one of those people who thinks well beyond my cubicle walls. I think about ways that we can make our customers happier an... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• A Realization That Made Me a Much Better Investor: I Was Just Fooling Around

  

  From the age of 12 to about 38, I was fooling around in the stock market. I didn’t know I was fooling around, but I found out that I was after reading JD... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2021 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• 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