The stock market has been on a tear over the past year with equity prices continuing to rise. Stock selection mattered little with every sector participating in the market rally. Now the market looks a little tired and may be ready for a sell off … [Read more...]
How To Take Advantage of Rising Interest Rates
April 28, 2010 by
As the economy recovers, interest rates will start to increase. To many, rising interest rates are a bad thing because they lead to higher rates on mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards. Although it's true that higher rates can hurt, rising … [Read more...]
Five Stocks to Sell This Spring
April 21, 2010 by
From CNBC to Fox Business, television pundits will loudly proclaim that now is the time to invest in the stock of XYZ Corporation. Rarely, however, do these financial commentators tell you when it’s time to unload shares of XYZ Corp. Knowing the … [Read more...]
Should You Borrow Money to Invest for Retirement?
April 16, 2010 by
Two Yale Professors want you to borrow money to invest in the stock market. Economists Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff first pitched the idea in a 2005 Forbes column called Mortgage Your Retirement. Their philosophy is this: Young people should take … [Read more...]
Five Strong Stocks for Beginning Investors
April 14, 2010 by
So, you've made the decision to start investing, but you just aren't sure what stocks to buy. Building a portfolio can seem like a complicated process, especially when you're just starting out. And that's a good thing, because it's important to get … [Read more...]
The Investing Lesson Todd Taught Me
April 2, 2010 by
As a boy, I spent a lot of time annoying our next-door neighbor, Todd, a successful work-at-home plastics executive. In exchange, he taught me curse words, how to play poker, and one very smart habit. Todd read a Boston Globe every morning in a … [Read more...]
How to Start Saving For Retirement
March 15, 2010 by
Perhaps you heard it from your parents, some guy you know who "really has it together" or maybe you've read it on a blog like this one. Regardless of where you got the advice: You know that it's never too early to start saving for retirement. That … [Read more...]
Four Common Investing Mistakes
February 17, 2010 by
Savvy investors know that a single mistake can wipe out months—even years—of solid returns. And beginning investors often make their share of the same four common blunders. In fact, tactics for identifying and avoiding these investing missteps … [Read more...]
Economic Bubbles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and Why You Should Care
February 10, 2010 by
You don’t need a Ph.D. in economics to know that economic bubbles---and their ensuing POPS!---can take us all for a wild ride. Bubbles occur anytime asset prices appreciate unrealistically; and they happen more often than we think. In the … [Read more...]
