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• 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

• What Would a Socialist Or Communist Campout Be Like?

  

  A lot of young people have gotten bad information when it comes to socialism and communism. They have been taught that socialism is just when people choose to... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• New Book Coming: Investing to Win

  

  Those of you who read this blog regularly have probably noticed that I haven’t been making nw posts very regularly lately. The reason is that I have been workin... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Raising Corporate Taxes Raises Everyone’s Taxes

  

  Presidential Candidate Joe Biden is fond of saying that he won’t raise anyone’s taxes if they make less than $140,000 per year. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Make Perfect Pancakes

  

  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 03 October 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Basic Strategy of Successful Mutual Fund Investing

  

  Stock investing with mutual funds is really very easy if you understand the basic principles, which themselves are really not that difficult to grasp. It doesn’... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• A Way to View Your Job That Will Change Your Future

  

  Some people see a job as you against the boss. You’re working for the “bossman” in an arrangement where you do what is needed to satisfy him, always counting th... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Those Wonderful, Wonderful Dividend Stocks to Hold

  

  The very essence of an investment in a stock is the dividend. A dividend is a payment of a portion of the profits from a company out to shareholders. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is Your Culture Keeping You from Becoming Wealthy?

  

  The math behind growing wealthy is really simple. You need to make more than you spend. That’s it: Make more than you spend. There are then various ways that... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• 3 Top Dividend Stock Picks from Sure Dividend

  

  Today’s post is from a guest writer, Bob Ciura. Bob Ciura has worked at Sure Dividend since October 2016. He oversees all content for Sure Dividend and its... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Activities- Things to Do on a Camping Trip

  

  In the first post on this series on camping, we talked about the gear you’ll need to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. The next post covered places to go,... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2020 BUSINESS, FINANCE