Investing

Is the Press Pumping Facebook’s IPO?

May 15, 2012

This morning I read an article on CNN with the headline, “Seniors clamoring to invest in Facebook IPO.” Of all the silly articles written about Facebook’s impending IPO in an effort to draw readers to news websites, this one has to be the lamest. So of course I read the article. It turns out the [...]

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Should You Pay Off Debt or Save for Retirement?

May 9, 2012

One of the questions I see a lot deals with which financial goal you should tackle first. Should you pay off your credit card debt first, and then build an emergency fund? Should you save for retirement while you still have school loans? Which credit card should you pay off first? Yesterday, Deacon from Well [...]

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Facebook Worth $100 Billion (and I Can Whistle Dixie Out My @$$)

May 7, 2012

They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Tech Buble meet Facebook. Facebook is on the verge of ushering in the largest IPO ever. FB plans to offer 337 million Class A shares at between $28 and $35 per share. At the high end of that [...]

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My Investment Portfolio Update (April 2012)

May 2, 2012

As I mentioned earlier this week, I started investing in individual stocks about three years ago. While I consider myself a passive investor, I’ve come to believe that smart passive investing can include individual stocks and industry-specific ETFs. Of course, it’s one thing to invest in individual stocks and another thing to actually make money [...]

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Why Passive Investors Should Become Stock Pickers

April 30, 2012

When I started investing 20 years ago, I was terrified of the idea of investing in individual stocks. My parents never taught me about the stock market, and all that I knew was what I read in books. So when I started investing, I invested in stock and bond mutual funds. I did so poorly [...]

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3 Reasons to Cheer a Market Drop

April 26, 2012

Over the past two years I’ve started investing in individual stocks. I’ll talk about why I made that decision in another post. But the change for me has had some interesting consequences. The most significant consequence is that I watch stock prices much more closely. And like many investors, it’s great to watch the market [...]

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401k vs IRA–Where Should You Save for Retirement?

April 11, 2012

Among the many decisions we all must make about retirement, one of the most perplexing relates to the types of retirement account options. For many of us, there are a lot of choices including a 401k, Roth 401k, Deductible IRA, Roth IRA, and a Non-deductible IRA. And that’s not even counting 403b accounts, SEP IRAs, [...]

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Barron’s 2012 Online Broker Survey

April 9, 2012

Barron’s has released its annual ranking of online brokers. Each year Barron’s undertakes an exhaustive survey and ranks brokers in a number of helpful categories. If you are looking to open a brokerage account, the survey is quite helpful in narrowing down the many options. What’s New for 2012 First, Barron’s crowned a new broker [...]

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OptionsHouse IRA Offers 100 Free Trades + Up To $125 In Transfer Fees

March 27, 2012

OptionsHouse has just released a new offer for those looking to open an IRA retirement account. When you open an IRA with OptionsHouse, you’ll get 100 free trades and OptionsHouse will reimburse you up to $125 in account transfer fees from your existing broker. This offer covers traditional IRAs as well as Roth IRA, SEP [...]

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