The Myth of Zero-Down Real Estate Investing

July 20, 2007

“No Money Down!” You hear this all the time from infomercials and cheesy real estate books trying to convince us that we can make millions in real estate without making a down payment. To good to be true? Of course. I recently bought my fourth single family rental home. [...]

Bad Investors have Forgotten the Past

July 19, 2007

A few weeks ago I wrote about the effects of inflation, as seen in a newspaper article from 1978. What caught my attention in the article was that inflation at that time was hovering around 10%. Some of us are old enough to remember 10% inflation, and even higher. I remember getting [...]

Using the Morningstar Mutual Fund Screener Tool

July 17, 2007

The Morningstar User’s Guide is a series of articles discussing how to make the best use of the tools, research and analysis available at Morningstar.com.
There are literally thousands of mutual funds out there. Finding the funds that are right for you often seems like searching for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, Morningstar [...]

The Illusion of Control

July 16, 2007

I was in the bookstore the other day flipping through Why We Want You to be Rich: Two Men – One Message, a book by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki. In the book, Kiyosak’s major theme (he and The Donald write separate sections) is control. Basically, real estate moguls and business owners have [...]

What Job (not Steve, think the Bible) Can Teach Us About Fear & Money

July 15, 2007

I love the story of Job. The book of Job in the Bible is considered by many to be the oldest book in the Bible. It is the story of a man who lost his family, his health, and his wealth, but not his faith. It is the story of man who [...]

Teaching Kids about Money in Chi-Chi Castenango, Guatemala

July 14, 2007

Hello, from Guatemala! My family and I have been traveling through Guatemala for the past week and have several more days to go. One town we visited was Chi-Chi Castenango, which is a wonderful town with lots of street shopping. This gave my kids a great opportunity to learn about money and [...]

REIT–Real Estate Investment Trusts

July 14, 2007

REITs are an important asset class for a diversified portfolio of mutual fund investments. A REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust), as the name suggests, invests in real estate. This article will describe these investments, why they are an important consideration as you build your portfolio of investments, and some of the REIT mutual [...]

10 Surefire Ways to Retire Broke

July 12, 2007

If your goal is to reach 65 broke, with no way to retire, then this article is for you. Here are 10 surefire ways to retire broke:

Don’t invest until you can afford to: The last thing you want to do is invest in risky stocks and bonds before your debt-free. Wait until [...]

Don’t Judge A Mutual Fund By Its Name

July 11, 2007

So you’ve designed the perfect asset allocation. You’ve carefully chosen each of your mutual funds. And you religiously invest in each fund to build your wealth, one dollar at a time. The problem is, the mutual fund that describes itself as a “Small Cap Value” fund turns out to be a [...]

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