It seems that every other blog in the universe does some sort of weekly roundup post. These weekly roundups contain a great variety of links that the blogger deems worth of their reader’s attention. Not wanting to be the last one on the bandwagon, I’ve decided to join the roundup mix. Each week starting today, I’ll be dedicating a [...]
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A year has past since the credit crisis wreaked havoc on the world’s financial system. During that year of reckoning, firms on Wall Street that were lucky enough to survive (or should I say get bailed out) reduced annual bonuses by nearly 45% from the prior year. Fast forward one year and my have things changed. Now, a mere [...] Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it, that’s how the old cliché goes. As the major stock indexes continue their march higher, some find that these iconic words of caution are particularly relevant in our current environment. The argument can be made that the fundamentals unfolding presently are uncannily similar to [...] Today is the first of a series of posts dedicated to properly researching stocks. As you’re probably aware, it’s always important to do proper research on a company before purchasing shares of its stock. Buying a stock without doing your homework is akin to jumping into the cockpit of a plane without proper training. In either [...] Apparently the majority of 20-something investors view the process of investing as fun. This is quite an interesting finding seeing as though we just lived through one of the biggest market busts in history. Kimberly Palmer of the U.S. News & World Report writes: Gen Y: Investing Is Fun, Not Scary “Online brokerage company Scottrade is out with some surprising findings [...] SmartMoney published an article today about Gen Y’s financial condition: For young adults, a decade lost? “A new survey conducted for the AFL-CIO suggests many American workers under 35 can’t manage the basic financial building blocks of an adult life. The union calls the past 10 years a “lost decade” for these young people, during which many fell short [...] |
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How Not To Invest For Retirement
Successful investing isn’t easy. In addition to having a basic level of financial competency, successful investors must also exhibit a high degree of discipline and emotional control. Without all three of these characteristics an investor’s returns are likely to disappoint. After all, one can be as financially astute as Warren Buffett or George Soros; however, [...]