5 Ways to Be 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 »

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 »

4 advices to help you quit your job sooner

When the work blues hit, retirement seems so far away. But while nothing short of winning the lottery or getting a big inheritance is likely to let you quit tomorrow, there are many things you can do to reach your goals a little faster.

So if you’re looking for ways to accelerate your retirement, here’s how you can move the date of your retirement party up a few years: Read More »

The 45 best ways to grow your 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 »

Advice for stock newbies

Question: Do you have any advice for someone just starting to invest in stocks? Read More »

Wall Street Swings Day After Meltdown

(CBS/ AP) Wall Street’s numbers swung back and forth Thursday despite a boost from the Federal Reserve which, along with central banks in Europe, Canada and Asia, pumped as much as $180 billion into money markets to combat shock waves from the worst financial upheaval since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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How to make a Million?

I plan to have at least $1 million when I retire. Here’s how I’m going to do it.

A million bucks. That’s how much money I’m going to have when I retire – at the very least. How am I going to do it? Not by flipping real estate, not by playing the lottery and no, not by responding to one of those Make big $$$ at home ads. I’m going to do… Read More »