Investing
Jump Start Your Savings
Back in April, I wrote an article about Jump Starting Your Frugality, and it has seemingly been well received. Now we are going to approach this from another angle: Savings!
Getting your savings in order is a tricky thing…It’s just enough ‘out of sight, out of mind’ that you can easily dismiss it throughout the day [...]
Is Your Patience Tanking with the Market?
If you have been paying any attention to the markets lately, then you probably have noticed the huge fluctuations the past couple of weeks. Key market events, like the Fed’s decision to keep the interest rate idle, and the rise and fall of the price of oil, seem to mean more to investors than companies actual [...]
Financial Cartoons to Share
Gleaned from around the web, feel free to share these…
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Enjoy and be sure to share!
Pay Off Your Mortgage By Age 65
Being a recent first time home-buyer, my final mortgage payment is comical to think about. And this is exactly why many people don’t think about actually paying off their mortgages, ever. The Washington Post recently reported that, “more than 55 percent of boomers who have mortgages do not plan to pay their mortgages off until [...]
Prosper.com Concerns
Prosper.com has some interesting notions to it that make it unique in the borrowing/lending market. If you have some extra money, you can lend it out and make a return (hopefully) or if your credit is bad, you can get a loan for a badly needed loan that you might not get otherwise, due [...]
Top Financial Leader Thinks Second Wave of Foreclosures Coming July 1
“We have a wave of foreclosures coming after July 1, which may make the first wave look small by comparison.” - Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Earlier this week, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, expressed his less than enthusiastic financial forecast for the coming months during a Securities [...]
Should Main Street Investors Test Their Luck in Private Equity?
The U.S. Markets are still staggering, but it seems the worst is behind us regarding the housing troubles. But can we expect big gains from our recent losses? I’m guessing we will experience slow growth for over a year with ups and downs. But many people aren’t waiting around for market recoveries, [...]
The Best and Worst Discount Brokers
I have always wanted to be the guy whose phone rings in a crowded room and say, “Excuse me, I have to take this one – it’s my broker.” Unfortunately for me, this big-headed moment probably will never come, thanks to the rise of discount brokers. Discount brokers like E*Trade and Fidelity, are companies that [...]
What Are Income Replacement Funds?
As the baby boom generation slowly enters into retirement, millions of investors are going to be faced with the difficult task of selling off investments in order to live comfortably during retirement. The task of liquidating retirement assets is especially difficult for those retirees that do not have a traditional pension from their employer, which [...]
Things to Consider When Purchasing a Car
Many vehicle owners think they are ahead of the game when they trade in their car after 3-5 years of ownership. By doing so, the owner thinks they can avoid the high cost maintenance that comes with older cars. This thought process makes sense for a second, but that’s about it. Generally, [...]
