Since you and, MMM have slowed down the frequency of postings, I have taken to entertaining other financial bloggers. Now, this does help keep me focused on saving/investing. BUT, all of the conflicting information can be troubling for someone who has only been at this game @ 2.5 years. ...
The best way to make debt averse post-secondary children is to start early with a flyer route for the kids and show them how hard it is to earn cash and how easy it is to spend that cash. It is also supremely productive to be frugal yourself and set a good example for your kids. ...
The NYT reports that two kids in Google childcare will run you $57,000. Although Googlers take home an average of something like $140,000 per year this isn’t going to ruin them, but this sure ain’t a page from the Brady Bunch days. The situation is interesting economically but I t...
Although “paper trading” is probably a misnomer in today’s digital era, the practice of tracking hypothetical trades remains largely the same. If you’ve identified a stock that meets your investing criteria but you’re still refining your strategy and are unsure you’re ready to make a tr...
Kids will be able to hunt for longdogs, play a game of Pop Up Croc, listen to their favourite Bluey tracks or have a bounce on the trampoline in the garden. Best of all, Bluey and Bingo's friends are in the app too, as well as parents Bandit and Chili. YouTube Kids (Image credi...
This leads me to the second dangerous emotion for any investor that you mentioned in your post:envy. I am as mad as you are to watch the kids make X time their money on TSLA and BTC, but let’s be honest with ourselves and treat this emotion for what it is: pure...
These ideas are easy to grasp, but they're woefully difficult to put into practice. They require tremendous discipline and patience. Being a trader is mostly a game of finding trends and momentum. But being a long-term investor requires real knowledge of how businesses work. It's a much mo...
For most of my post college life, I've had a larger exposure to real estate over stocks. I needed a place to live so I figured it was better to pay down a mortgage than to pay someone rent as soon as I mustered up the down payment. Further, I worked in Equities my entire career...
I practice trimming. Buy more when your stocks hit a 52 week low and sell less when they hit a 52 week high. I sold half of my position at Sprint after Softbank invested in Sprint and pushed it to a new 52 week high, since the game is short. Plant the seed, sit back and wait...
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