The following is a guest post by Al Ramsay of Dividend Stocks Online. If you’re wondering where to invest, the stock market is offering many compelling reasons to consider dividend stocks. 25 years ago, dividend investing was considered a fundamental part of every investor’s portfolio. Investors received a portion of a corporation’s profit as a… [Read More]
A 20 Minute Guide to Investing
I recently read Barbara Friedberg’s 20 Minute Guide to Investing. This guide is an intro to investing that covers the basics of what you need to know, before you start investing. Barbara covers many topics, including the following: What should I do before I invest? Why should I invest? What is investing, and what are… [Read More]
Save More Money with Indexed Funds
In my short investment journey, I have read books, articles, and blog posts about the merits of index funds. “Invest in index funds”, they say, “and stop wasting your money on management fees!” Are the authors really telling the truth? Passive investing The idea behind an index fund is simple enough: all it does is… [Read More]
Weekend Reading: Camping Weekend Edition + A List of WordPress Plugins That I Use
Here is your weekend reading: Site Changes I’ve recently added a popular posts plugin, which shows the 5 most popular posts along the right sidebar. Since the statistics only started being collected as of yesterday, the rankings are biased in favor of the most recent posts. I’ve also added a top commentators plugin. I’m displaying… [Read More]
Summer Weekend Reading
It’s the middle of the summer, it’s hot, and the longest day of the year is coming in just a couple of days! Here are some interesting links of the week: