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 [...]
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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 [...]
17 Comments Guest on Mar 31st 2011
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Stocks Are Far More Risky When Valuations Are High
The following is a guest post by Rob Bennett. I advocate Valuation-Informed Indexing. This strategy calls for the investor to increase his stock allocation when prices are low and to decrease his allocation when prices are high. You can read about the basics of the strategy in a guest blog entry that I recently wrote [...]
8 Comments Guest on Feb 15th 2011
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 [...]
15 Comments Kevin on Oct 13th 2010
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What Do You Need to Get out of the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom?
What does it mean to get out of the rat race? To me, the phrase “getting out of the rat race” represents the desire and drive within most of us to live our passions and achieve our goals. If you are living the life of your dreams at a 9 to 5, then the rat [...]
102 Comments Kevin on Oct 5th 2010
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Weekend Reading: Giveaway Edition
Here are the posts of the week: I ran a giveaway contest with close to $300 in prizes; check it out! I also posted on Wednesday about your income level versus your expenses: How Much of Your Paycheck Do You Need to Survive? Weekend Reading
21 Comments Kevin on Sep 17th 2010
This has been a busy week so far. I started classes which I am taking twice a week after work, and there is quite a bit of homework and study attached. I really don’t remember how I used to mix work and school in the past! Here are my posts over the past week: Learn [...]
17 Comments Kevin on Sep 10th 2010
Filed under Avoiding Scams,Growing Your Wealth,Investing,Saving Your Money
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 [...]
43 Comments Kevin on Aug 3rd 2010
