Today, I want to tackle a common question: When savings account interest rates suck, how else can you get a return on your cash? Here’s how one reader phrased it: I’m a single young professional without any debt. I make a decent living. I … [Read more...]
Is That Stock Price a Good Value? How to Find Out
August 19, 2010 By
Have you ever wondered how you can tell if a stock is selling at a good price? Financial programs and magazines are always saying that this stock is cheap or this stock is expensive. How do they arrive at these conclusions? Today, we are going to … [Read more...]
Why Most Good Investors Speculate (And You Should, Too)
August 11, 2010 By
Are you an investor or a speculator? You may not be sure, but the two are quite different. The primary difference lies in the safety of the principal. The first rule of investing is not to lose money. Therefore, your primary goal is to protect … [Read more...]
ETFs: A Friend to Young Investors
August 2, 2010 By
Not long ago, the only option for investors looking for simple diversification in their portfolios was to buy a mutual fund. Individual stocks have always required a large amount of capital to be properly diversified, but mutual funds were famous for … [Read more...]
Five Growth Stocks For Young Investors
July 22, 2010 By
You don't need to be a day-trading CNBC junkie to put a few growth stocks in your portfolio. In fact, a few well-placed growth stocks might serve long-run buy-and-hold investors well. Today, let's look at five companies that are good growth … [Read more...]
Investing Idea: Steel Stocks
July 2, 2010 By
Are you searching through the market trying to find a stock that is actually cheap? If so, then you should turn your attention to the basic material sectors. The steel industry is serving up some great stocks that are trading at multiples not seen in … [Read more...]
Which Retirement Account Is Right For Me?
June 23, 2010 By
Unless you’re new to the personal finance scene, you probably already know that you should be socking away a good deal of money into one of those handy-dandy retirement accounts to prepare for your future. This is especially true for the … [Read more...]
Strategies For Investing In Gold
June 21, 2010 By
With the recent weakness in the stock market, many investors are flocking to the safety of gold, which continues to trade near record highs. Economic instability has driven gold prices higher due to the rising national deficit in the United … [Read more...]
I'm David Weliver. At 26, I had NO savings and NO financial plan. I was maxed out, stressed out, and fed up. Then, I changed. I repaid $80k of debt, tripled my income, and bought a home. I'll show you how to get similar results. 