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Rule-Based Investing Saves the Day
Right now, the market has been in an uptrend for almost two years. Statistically speaking, the rally is one of the longest uptrends on record. So it is only natural for people to begin questioning “when will we see a … Continue reading
Make your kid a millionaire follow-up
In yesterdays article “Make your kid a millionaire“, I mentioned my thoughts on using an average annual return of 8% for projecting future returns. As a follow-up, here is an infographic from the NY Times, entitled “In Investing, It is … Continue reading
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Tagged investing for kids, investing strategies, retirement
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Make your kid a millionaire
That’s the gist of an article from Paul Katzeff, entitled “Make your Kid into an IRA Millionaire“. The article is basically a great compound interest example. To summarize, if you start your children saving in an IRA when they are … Continue reading
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Tagged investing for kids, investing strategies, retirement
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Measuring Success
Ever since my first losing trade, I steadily increased my use of processes for investing. As my knowledge of process development grew, I learned that you can’t measure progress if you don’t have a stable starting point (current state). Measuring … Continue reading
Fundamental issues with the GM IPO
The GM IPO (General Motors initial public offering) has come and gone, with the stock price settling just above $34 at the end last week. A few of you may have even been able to get your hands on some … Continue reading
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Tagged fundamental analysis techniques, general motors ipo, GM IPO, technical analysis techniques
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What do fear and greed get you?
Behaviorgap.com comes up with some pretty good sketches related to investing. The site, which was recently featured on The Big Picture blog, is run by Carl Richards; a CFP and founder of Prasada Capital Management. Below is his take on … Continue reading
The Best Books on Personal Finance
Finding the best books on personal finance can be a real challenge. Personal finance is a very broad subject, covering money management, investing, insurance, and financial planning just to name a few. From an investing perspective, personal finance is your … Continue reading
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