I think there is this common misconception that must be addressed for those that don’t have any interest in “the market.” A Company’s stock price on a particular day does not provide information in of itself of the size of the company. An easy example: Stock 1 – Closes at $608.21 on July 10, 2012 Stock 2 – Closes at $124,985 on… Continue Reading
Building a Retiree’s Income Stream at a Younger Age
There are no shortage of discussions about how retirees can catch up on retirement savings when you one is starting later in life. While it is obviously a very important topic for a large percentage of the Country, articles that the one linked above make me think about something related but unrelated. I don’t want… Continue Reading
Using Chaikin Portfolio Health Check to Analyze my Portfolio
As a personal finance blogger I get approached to review products all the time. Most are terrible and don’t hold my attention long enough to even begin to think about writing a post. Notwithstanding, some are pretty cool and I was excited when I was approached to check out the Chaikin Portfolio Health Check. The… Continue Reading
July 2012 Net Worth Update
After denouncing the idea of tracking my networth for a year or two I started tracking my net worth since January 2011 and after my smallest gain in May 2012 and my first negative month in June 2012 I am back track! Since I am not comfortable sharing whole numbers I provide growth information. I… Continue Reading
What The Hell is Wrong With Some People? Emergency Funds vs. The Smart Phone
I choose not to discuss them often but the basics of personal finance are the same whether you are making $46,000 or $460,000. I feel like most people are smart enough to understand if you are spending more than you are making that is is unlikely that you’ll get out of the situation you are… Continue Reading
InfoGraphic – Should You Rent or Should You Buy?
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