Investing
Secrets of Personal Finance Summed up on 5 Business Cards
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Everything I’ve believed in and written about for the past 20+ years just got summed up in a great post over at The Simple Dollar. No further introduction is necessary for this one…
Enjoy!
Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on the Back of Five Business Cards
Trying Out a No-Brainer Investment Strategy
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Lately I’ve been researching and learning about an interesting investment strategy called NoLoad FundX. I first heard about NoLoad FundX when I posted a question about investing & trading strategies over on Steve Pavlina’s forum.
That (somehow) led me to a neat little blog called Millionaire Mommy Next Door. The Millionaire Mommy herself uses […]
Charles Schwab Lowers Account Minimums and Eliminates Minimum Balance Charges
Monday, April 23rd, 2007Well, it appears that as of April 20th, my favorite brokerage has lowered their account minimums and waived minimum balance fees for people who make a commitment to invest on a regular basis.
That’s right… Charles Schwab, in a press release on Friday, announced that the minimum amount to open a new account has been […]
Making a Financial Turnaround
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006Have you ever found yourself in a negative financial situation, either broke or deep in debt? Maybe you’re in the midst of such a situation right now. In this article I’ll share with you some insights on how to successfully recover from a negative financial situation.
That’s the start of another great post over […]
Ask Dave: How Do I Save for my Kids College?
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006Manuel T. from Odessa, TX asks: I am thinking about putting some money away for my children either for college or just for them to have. I would probably start off with a thousand dollars and add a little each pay check. If for college what is the best way to go? If for savings, […]
Number of U.S. millionaires jumps to record high
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006I’m not sure what explains this, but the number of American millionaires reached a record high last year. The U.S. now boasts almost 9 million millionaire households, which is 9% more than 2004. I’d like to think it has something to do with all the personal finance blogs popping up all over the place, but […]
Inspired to save more by the men of Babylon
Monday, March 27th, 2006A part of all you earn is yours to keep. That’s one of the first wealth lessons Arkad taught to the less fortunate men of Babylon. Of couse, I’m referring to the book, The Richest Man In Babylon, which recently called to me from a dark corner of the book shelf and begged to […]
How Do You Measure Up as a Money Saver?
Saturday, March 25th, 2006According to the 2005 Retirement Confidence Survey (PDF) done by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a full 52% of all workers have less than $25,000 in savings. Even more shocking is that fully 70% are in the 25-34 age bracket!
In my age group, 35-44 (I’m 37), only 10% has saved somewhere between $100,000-$249,999. With a […]
Paper or Plastic? er, I mean Electronic… Statements that is.
Friday, March 17th, 2006I was rifling through a stack of papers this morning trying to find a statement from one of my brokerage accounts. The frustration brought on by this search made me start thinking about the age old question… Should I choose paper or electronic statements?
It seems that every time I log into one of my […]
How Do You Measure Up Financially?
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005Find out how your savings and retirement plan stacks up according to the 2004 Retirement Confidence Survey, conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the American Savings Council. The survey found that those in the 25-34 age group are doing a poor job overall of saving, with 64 percent having saved less than $25,000. […]