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Stock Investing for Dummies giveaway/review

11.14.2008

Stock Investing for Dummies review… I just finished listening to Stock Investing for Dummies by Paul Mladjenovic. All in all, it isn’t a bad book for beginners who want to start learning about stock investing. The author covers the basics and touches on quite a few other topics as well. Interestingly, he forecasted and talked quite a bit about the impending recession that we are currently going through. The book was released back in 2005.

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My 401k has lost a lot of money – how about yours?

10.12.2008

Is your 401k losing money? After reading a few articles about people talking about their diminishing 401(k)s, I decided to check and see just how well mine has been holding up against the crisis. I haven’t checked it in months, because I am in it for the long haul and I know that over the last 100 years we have had about 25 recessions and 25 recoveries. I know, some of the talking heads are saying that this time it is different, but from the few I have lived through, they seem to say that every time.

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Recession cycles

10.02.2008

After receiving quite a few questions about our current recession and other concerns about the U.S. Economy I thought it would be good to share a bit about the history of economic cycles in the U.S.

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Interview with a millionaire

09.11.2008

So, if you want to learn how to build a chair, you should go ask a chair-maker how he does it. If you want to learn how to become a millionaire, you should ask a millionaire how they did it.

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My five favorite quotes from Warren Buffett

08.12.2008

These are my thoughts about my five favorite quotes from Warren Buffett… “Do business with people you like and who share your objectives.”Isn’t there more to life than money? I have met people who I wouldn’t work with for a million dollars, haven’t you? People are people and you will never be completely insulated from people who bug you, but if you are hiring them or choosing to work with them, they might as well be people you enjoy being around.

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Joseph Wealth Systems

08.02.2008

Has anyone heard of or used Joseph Wealth Systems? It’s a gold savings plan where you get paid to save. It’s called the Joseph Wealth System.

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Why your diamond ring could be a terrible investment

06.29.2008

After spending a good chunk of change on my wife’s engagement ring a few years ago, I was a little bit annoyed to read this article about new diamond technology. … They are so good in fact that the writer of the article went to a jeweler with one of the stones to get an unbiased assessment of the diamond’s quality: …

…I will not be pawning my wife’s ring anytime soon, but it may be something to keep in mind before spending your hard-earned cash on a new diamond.

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Paying off loans or retirement savings

06.11.2008

My student loans were locked in at about 3%, but I don’t think rates that good are available today. I assume a 10% return on my retirement savings, so even if you are paying 5% on your student loans and earning 10% (or even 6%) you still come out ahead. Mathematically, this seems to be the much stronger answer. However, Dave Ramsey’s method -based on our behaviors rather than math, would eliminate any and all debts before investing for retirement.

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The secret they don’t want you to know

03.19.2008

I think mutual fund investing is a good way to get started investing. I own two mutual funds currently and there are a few good ones out there, but most mutual fund managers still don’t beat the average market returns.

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The benefits of mutual funds

03.15.2008

The goal of this post is to go over the basics of mutual fund investing. To start, a mutual fund is a company whose main objective is to professionally invest a pool of money in securities and earn a positive return for shareholders. By doing this, these companies allow you to share the rewards and risks of investing.

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Financial advice for newlyweds

03.10.2008

I received a message the other day from a fellow newlywed-er (am I still a newlywed at year three?) She was asking for a little financial advice. So, I will share what I have and hopefully we can get some input from some of the readers.

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Financial lessons from Solomon

01.14.2008

The Bible says that Solomon was the richest man who ever lived and also the wisest ever to live (1 Kings 4:31). I think that makes him qualified to give some financial advice

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Warren Buffett Videos

12.12.2007

I found a series of videos from a talk Warren Buffett gave to MBA students at the University of Florida. I have a strong appreciation for Warren Buffett and his wisdom on business, investing, and life.

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The one thing I would teach a recent college Grad

12.01.2007

You just finished your degree and you are probably looking for your first “real” job. This is the perfect opportunity to decide how you would like your financial life to be. You have the choice to spend and buy whatever you feel like which will likely put you in heaps of debt.

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