Posts for "Investing"


The First Million Is The Hardest To Make

From Buy Like Buffett
March 12, 2010 at 3:16 am
Why does the 1st million seem so difficult to make? It’s the principle of compound interest that makes the 1st million the hardest million that you will ever earn. Here’s ... (more)

Invest or Pay Off Debt?

From Stuffing the Mattress
March 11, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Imagine it's the end of the month and you have already paid all your bills and you have $300 left over. You can't decide whether to invest the money or pay off debt. What should ... (more)

Five Reasons To Not Bet The Farm On Gold

From Own The Dollar
March 11, 2010 at 10:29 am
The lure of gold is everywhere these days. With the price of gold hovering around $1,300 per ounce, everyone and their brother is rethinking whether or not they should be investing ... (more)

When Stock Prices Crash, Where Does the Money Go?

From Budgets are Sexy
March 11, 2010 at 8:45 am
This is a guest post by Rob BennettIt's a question you always hear after a stock crash. It's usually asked in apologetic tones, as if it were a dumb question. It's not. It's a ... (more)

When Stock Prices Crash, Where Does the Money Go?

From Budgets Are Sexy
March 11, 2010 at 8:45 am
This is a guest post by Rob Bennett It’s a question you always hear after a stock crash. It’s usually asked in apologetic tones, as if it were a dumb question. It’s ... (more)

Chicago Bridge & Iron Is Building A Promising Future

From Buy Like Buffett
March 9, 2010 at 1:00 am
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI) has had a 22% rise since I first recommended buying the stock in December of 2009. The company recently reported results for the full year 2009. For ... (more)

Risk Management Approach to Investing

From Stuffing the Mattress
March 8, 2010 at 8:22 pm
A few days ago, I ran across an article about a company that is investing in stocks based on their risk management stance. According to what I read, companies that take an aggressive ... (more)

Trying To Time The Stock Market Can Be Very Costly

From Own The Dollar
March 8, 2010 at 9:00 am
The S&P 500 index returned an average of 8% per year from 1998 to 2008. According to a study conducted by the research firm, Dalbar, investors only averaged 2% annually from ... (more)

A Whole New Look

From Stuffing the Mattress
March 6, 2010 at 7:33 pm
It's official, Stuffing the Mattress will receive a make-over. Independent research and reader feedback will play a major role in blog redesign. From now until the end of April, ... (more)

Favorite Financial Sites Of The Week

From Buy Like Buffett
March 6, 2010 at 3:16 am
Financial Planning Series: How To Make A Budget. Great Series on Making a Budget. How To Bulletproof Your Portfolio. Simple Investing Advice From Warren Buffett. An Investing Guide ... (more)

Procrastinators unite….tomorrow

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 4, 2010 at 3:00 am
One of my favorite things about authoring this blog is getting to read the various emails people send me from time to time. Yesterday, I received a simple, one question email… I ... (more)

Rebalance Your Investment Portfolio and Asset Allocation Every Year

From
March 3, 2010 at 1:20 pm

I have to admit that I have not rebalanced my investment portfolio in years. I always seem to forget to mark a date on the calendar to look at my asset allocations and the balance

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How to Tell if Something is Made of Real Gold

From Learn Financial Planning
February 27, 2010 at 9:34 pm
When a jeweler is unsure of the metal in question, he does a gold test that is basically a chemical test to determine if the gold in the jewelry is real gold. Anyone can do the ... (more)

2009 Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders

From
February 27, 2010 at 7:07 pm

For fellow Buffett fans, reading his annual letters is one of life’s little pleasures.  You get an insight into what he’s thinking and why he thinks it.  The 2009

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Return on Investments

From Stuffing the Mattress
February 27, 2010 at 11:45 am
I thought today would be a good day to let you know how the investments from my posting on February 17th "Where the Big Investers are Putting their Money" are doing. In the previous ... (more)

My February 2010 Lending Club Performance Update – Earning a 15% Annual Rate of Return

From Own The Dollar
February 26, 2010 at 9:00 am
As of today, I’m enjoying a 15.4% annualized return on twenty different loans with Lending Club.  Lending Club is an awesome peer to peer lending investment website where you ... (more)

Buffett’s 4th Quarter Moves

From
February 26, 2010 at 3:56 am

Buffett sold shares in the following companies:
Carmax                 8 million shares
Conoco Phillips   19.7 million shares
Exxon Mobil         854,000

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Own A Piece Of Hollywood Thanks To the Hollywood Stock Exchange

From Weakonomi¢s
February 25, 2010 at 11:26 am
Are you a big movie buff? Can’t get enough of overpaying for the right to watch movies with a group of people? Think you know the Hollywood business better than anyone else? ... (more)

Picking Dividend Aristocrat Stocks

From My Journey to Millions
February 25, 2010 at 1:33 am
I recently explained that I want to set up a dividend paying portfolio.  In that post I went over how I planned on starting to create this perpetual passive income account. ... (more)

3 Small Cap Dividend Stocks That Pay

From
February 25, 2010 at 12:52 am

1. American Ecology (ECOL) - I have bought shares of this small cap waste management company in the past for its growth potential but now American Ecology has become a value play. American

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Your Stockbroker May Not Be Your Friend

From
February 24, 2010 at 9:00 am

Many investors still rely on a stockbroker to help them invest their money in individual stocks and mutual funds. It is very important to understand how these brokers earn their

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My Introduction to Dividend Investing and Multiple Streams of Income

From My Journey to Millions
February 24, 2010 at 2:00 am
Throughout the life of this blog I have talked about my desire to create multiple streams of income.  While I have been trying to do more side legal work in addition to my day ... (more)

Why Inflation Doesn’t Bother Me

From Weakonomics
February 22, 2010 at 11:36 am
A fellow blogger over at Free Money Finance recently posted a concern of his, and mine. Inflation could be just around the corner, and I don’t want all of my money wiped ... (more)

Should You Save First for Retirement or a Down Payment on a House?

From Money Under 30
February 22, 2010 at 11:10 am
Last week, a long-time reader e-mailed a superb question: If you must choose, should you save first for retirement or save for a down payment on your first home? Obviously, both ... (more)

Low Expenses and Mutual Fund Fees Make A Huge Difference In Investing Success

From
February 22, 2010 at 9:00 am

Lets face it…most actively traded mutual funds are pretty much the same. There is a herd mentality. It does not pay for a mutual fund manager or the mutual fund’s parent company

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