Don’t you hate having to deal with spare change? It ends up in the car, in your pockets, on the dryer — anywhere except where it can be useful. Maybe you’ve combated this by designating a jar that collects all your spare change, but it still has to be converted into cash before spending or […]
Long Term Investing
In the past couple of years, the financial media has been full of stories about the risk aversion experienced by millennials. According to surveys and studies, millennials are reluctant to invest in the stock market. Many of them came of age in time to watch their parents lose retirement money in the aftermath the financial […]
The economy is looking better by the day. Yet most people are still trying to save every penny possible. Surprisingly few are searching for ways to make more. What’s better? Making more and adding it to your income, or suffering through always having to spend less? Yes, you can try getting a better job. You […]
Back in 2008, Congress passed a law that included the requirement for brokerages to report the cost basis for the shares that you sell. This means that not only do you have to pick a cost basis before the transaction occurs, but your broker needs to know your choice as well. Stocks had to meet […]
My youngest is one of kind. Actually, he’s nearly a carbon copy of his dad, but according to the teachers and specialists he’s met with, he’s definitely unique. He learns differently than the average youngster and his only definitive traits are that he is consistently inconsistent. They haven’t been able to pigeonhole him yet. He […]
Back in the days, you may hear about the sizzling returns of a stock whose company you’ve loved for years, or the gambler mentally in you urges you to try buying a few speculators. It could have started even when you learnt of your best friend’s massive profits from the stock market just a few […]