5 Ways to Be a Horrible Investor

Avoid being a horrible investor

Are you one of those people frustrated with your inability to beat the stock market? Despite watching CNBC and Jim Cramer religiously, and reading The Wall Street Journal every day, you just can’t seem to make it happen. Here are five ways I think that investors shoot themselves in the foot. Read More »

How to make $30/H without a 4 Year Degree

Make money without a degree

For job seekers without a four-year degree, breaking the $25-an-hour barrier can be a challenge. But with more technical certification and associate’s degree programs than ever, many well-paying career options are accessible in a broad range of industries. Read More »

Green Jobs for $30/Hour

Green jobs for $30/Hour

Aside from the everyday efforts you make to help the environment, such as recycling or taking the bus, wouldn’t it be great if you could be well-paid to help the planet? As it happens, many environmental jobs pay around $30 an hour or more. Read More »

Do you want to be an investor master?

During market rebounds, small-cap stocks tend to soar faster and farther than the broader market — turning hardworking folks like you and me into millionaires over time. Want some proof? Read More »

The Sign of a Strong Stock

Think about your favorite company, the one you believe in the most. Now imagine getting its logo tattooed on your bicep. Read More »

The 45 best ways to grow your money

Proven ways to make money

When we set out to look for the 45 best ways to grow your money, we had a few criteria in mind. We wanted ideas that were widely applicable (so we weren’t interested in specialized tax shelters or tax loopholes that were only open to a favored few). We also wanted ideas that had stood the test of time (so we rejected a lot of flavor-of-the-month notions, such as buying gold futures or loading up on oil stocks). Finally, we wanted our ideas to represent the full span of personal finance, from basic notions to more advanced concepts. Read More »

How to Improve Your Golf this year

How to improve my golf this year

How to improve at golf can be broken into many parts, most people learning, start with the swing. (I would like to know how most tour professionals learned golf.) Golf consists of many parts and here is some of the main things to consider: Read More »

The Highest Possible Returns. Period.

In 1992, I was 26 and already spending my fair share of time online. For several years, I’d been a satisfied customer of America Online. Although I liked the service, I decided not to buy shares of the company at the initial public offering that year. I thought I’d wait awhile. Read More »

The best 7 management tips ever

1. Surround yourself with strong people. Don’t be afraid to admit that you’re not great at everything.” Read More »

What to Do With $5,000

OK, so you have $5,000 burning a hole in your pocket, and you’re itching to do something with it. Here are some ideas. Read More »

Your company is bankrupt, you keep $480m. Is that fair?

It was a showdown to cherish for critics of Wall Street’s culture of enrichment. The grim-faced boss of the bankrupt bank Lehman Brothers was left squirming yesterday as a veteran Democrat roasted him over his multimillion-dollar pay. Read More »

America’s No. 1 Export: Debt

America's no.1 export is debt

Japan and Germany make cars. Saudi Arabia pumps oil. China supplies the world with socks and toys and flat-screen TVs. What does the United States produce? Lots of stuff, but in recent years this country’s No. 1 export–by far–has been debt. Read More »