Strong Foundation Stock Screen for Risky Times
Allan Sloan of Fortune magazine offers some advice for security and return during odd times in the market. Specifically, he notes, when yields (both savings and Treasury) are down, commodities and...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Financial Plan
The Ultimate Financial Plan is a summary of the rules of thumb and detailed posts that fill the Personal Finance section. This page will grow and expand as information is aggregated over time. Some of...
View Article6 Most Counterintuitive Investing Ideas
Rules of Thumb and conventional wisdom can be extremely useful. Simple, easy to understand and accept axioms make it easy to make decisions. This decision is then backed with the confidence of...
View ArticleHow Much Do I Need To Save For Retirement?
Gauging how much you need for retirement can be an incredibly tricky task. One of the main reasons it can be hard to nail down an exact number is that there are so many variables involved. Exactly...
View ArticleFree Investing Advice From a Professional Hedge Fund Manager
The Efficient Market Hypothesis tells us that the market is so efficient that all publicly available information is taken into account in the price of an investment. Thus, it can be incredibly hard for...
View ArticleThree Simple Rules for Retirement
During extremely turbulent times in the economy, it is common to question what the long term implications are. Will the economy ever recover? Will I ever be able to retire? Is this the ‘new...
View ArticleCan You Be The Millionaire Next Door?
Some of the links below are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase. The Millionaire Next Door is written by Phds Thomas Stanley and...
View ArticleThe Middle Class: Fewer Jobs, Less Wages, More Spending
A recent article in Fortune magazine, Here’s How We Can Rebuild America Without Raising the Deficit, asks the question “Is the American middle-class dream dead?” The author, Sheila Bair, points out...
View ArticleAll The Personal Finance Advice You Ever Need
Often, financial advice can get a little confusing. When talking about personal finance the topics can be vast and the terms a language onto themselves: retirement savings, savings rates, 401Ks, IRAs,...
View ArticleAre Target Date Bond Funds Better?
Money Magazine identified Target Date Bond Funds as the ‘Best New Way to Build a Better Bond Portfolio.’ Are Target Date Bond Funds the best thing since sliced bread? Or do they provide a sense of...
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