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… [Read More]
3 Unconventional Investment Moves to Make in 2011
All of us know about conventional investment movements once they become popular. In the late 90s, it was stocks. In the mid 2000s, it was real estate. Some are now saying that the next hot trend is gold. Riding these trends can be highly profitable, if you get in at the right time. The problem… [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]
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… [Read More]
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