Todd Tresidder is a well-known financial coach and founder of FinancialMentor.com and he was kind enough to send me a free kindle copy of his book How Much Money Do I Need to Retire? Today I’m going to share some of my thoughts on Todd’s book. When most people think about retirement they imagine a… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Investing and Retirement
The Dangers of Trying to Time the Market
How many times have you heard that “buy low, sell high” is the key to amassing a fortune on the stock market? It certainly seems like common sense to buy something at its lowest price and then sell it when prices peak. But while the mantra of “buy low, sell high” sounds good in theory,… Continue Reading
Who Needs Toys and Clothes? Give a Child the Gift of an Investment
If you’re a parent of young kids, do your children have one designated play area where all their toys are stored, or do you have toys in several different places in the house? I’m guessing it is the latter. We have 3 kids ranging in age from 8 to 2, and they have toys all… Continue Reading
Sharebuilder Cuts Prices for Online Trades
In an email that went out to customers on Wednesday, Capital One announced that it was lowering the cost of trades at its popular online broker Sharebuilder. The price change takes effect on March 1, 2013 and it will slash the price of trades for Sharebuilder Basic customers from $9.95 to $7.95. Sharebuilder Advantage customers… Continue Reading
Low Cost Investing Options
This article was written by Angie Picardo. Angie is a staff writer for NerdWallet, a website dedicated to helping consumers alleviate debt with the best balance transfer cards. You don’t have to be a millionaire to play the investing game. You can make low-cost investments that fit into your lifestyle and budget now to see… Continue Reading
Make Your Retirement Dreams a Reality
Many of us writing on the subject of retirement investment begin with phrases like, “In these uncertain times” or “challenging economic times.” But let me tell you, investing for retirement has always been uncertain and always challenging. That’s the nature of the beast! If investing were easy, then we would all be wealthy, wouldn’t we?… Continue Reading
Investing in Lego and Other Collectibles
When we talk about different types of investments we are usually referring to things like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. These are the traditional assets that make up a typical investor’s portfolio. But there are alternative investments out there too, and more and more people are turning their back on the traditional stock… Continue Reading
Roth IRAs vs Traditional IRAs – Which is Best for You?
Many people wonder which IRA is best suited for them. Should you stick with the Traditional IRA or go ahead with Roth IRA? In certain cases, it’s easy to decide. For example, the Roth IRA becomes your obvious choice if you are ineligible for a Traditional IRA due to income levels or an employer-provided retirement… Continue Reading
Are You Leaving Money on the Table with Your 401k?
If You’re Making This 401k Mistake Your Retirement Dreams Could All Go Up In Smoke Here’s a hypothetical situation for you to consider: What would you do if someone walked up to you and offered you an envelope full of cold, hard cash with no strings attached? Would you take the money and run like… Continue Reading
Triple Your Returns By Investing in Dividend Stocks
How to invest in stocks could be covered in as little as one word or as much as ten volumes. The one word answer is “carefully.” You won’t get a complete course in the space allotted to me here, but I will give you some basics on getting started and tantalize you with the income… Continue Reading
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