The price of gold has recently been shooting through the roof. As of the time of this writing gold is hovering near $1870. It seems like only a short while ago when I was wondering if $1500 was near. What’s going on with the price of gold? Is this the beginning of a mania phase [...]
Archive for the tag 'retirement'
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 [...]
24 Comments Guest on Aug 1st 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Investing
Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
Is it possible to become a millionaire, on a teacher’s salary? Teacher and author Andrew Hallam seems to think so, and he shares his lessons in his upcoming book “Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School“. I have always enjoyed reading Andrew’s personal finance and investing advice on his [...]
62 Comments Kevin on Jun 20th 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Healthy Living,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy
Future Imperfect: How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future
Sometimes I look back on the changes of the first half of the 20th century, and I try to put myself in the shoes of someone growing up in that time and imagine what it must have been like to experience life in that period. I think back to 100 years ago, which is really [...]
37 Comments Kevin on May 9th 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Guest Posts,Investing,Market Analysis
Retirement Portfolios for Those Drawing an Income
The following is a guest post by Mathieu Bouville. Drawing an income changes everything The usual viewpoint of investment advice is that of someone twenty or thirty years away from retirement who wants to accumulate a capital for retirement. Here I instead focus on somebody who is retired and wants an income. This case is [...]
18 Comments Guest on Mar 31st 2011
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Guest Posts,Investing,Market Analysis
Investing: Four Misconceptions on Risk
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 [...]
26 Comments Guest on Mar 9th 2011
I’ve been doing a lot of reading as I’ve been catching up on the 1000+ items in my Reader, and here are some of the interesting items I’ve come across recently:
13 Comments Kevin on Feb 9th 2011
20 Comments Kevin on Jan 9th 2011
Filed under Book Reviews,Growing Your Wealth,Healthy Living,Investing,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy,Real Estate,Saving Your Money
Becoming a Renaissance Man: Early Retirement Extreme
Do you dread going into work in the mornings? Do you wish that you didn’t have to spend the best hours of your day in a cubicle, doing work that doesn’t interest you? I recently had the pleasure of reading “Early Retirement Extreme“, a philosophical and practical guide to financial independence written by Jacob Lund [...]
97 Comments Kevin on Jan 4th 2011
