Maximizing your EV in life
Roshawn Watson recently wrote a very interesting post on why young people are avoiding investing their money in record numbers. He outlines three main reasons: fear, ignorance, and inexperience. As a (still) young person, myself, I can relate to all three of these reasons. In my own experience, ignorance has been the predominant reason why I… [Read More]
This is a guest post from LaTisha who teaches basic investing concepts at Financial Success for Young Adults. Learn how to retire with tax free money, how much to save to buy a house, and more at www.youngadultfinances.com. If you haven’t started planning for retirement yet it might be because you don’t know where to… [Read More]
I have often heard the phrase “debt = slavery”; when we are in debt, our lives are basically owned by our creditors, our employers, the government, and anyone else whose assistance and support we rely upon. If debt is slavery, then what is freedom? If we have no debt, are we truly free? When I was… [Read More]
I recently had the opportunity to read “What Investors Really Want: Know What Drives Investor Behavior and Make Smarter Financial Decisions“, by Meir Statman. While many books on investing focus on the mechanics of investing in stocks, bonds, etc… this book instead looks at the investors themselves; it focuses on the emotional and intrinsic benefits… [Read More]
The following is a guest post by Mathieu Bouville. Misconception #1: Risk is measured by volatility Risk is a fuzzy concept. It is often equated with volatility, i.e. the tendency of the value of an investment to swing wildly: going from gains to losses and back again. But this cannot be a satisfactory definition: if… [Read More]
