I’ve encouraged you to identify your long term goals and match them with long term investments for as long as I’ve been writing Wealth Pilgrim. That’s the best way to diversify your assets possible. But what is a long term investment? I’ve never really broken it down. Let’s take care of that oversight right now. […]
Investing Strategies
They don’t teach investing in school. It’s no wonder that so few of us really understand how investments work, what mutual funds are and how to select the right investments for our unique situation.
The following articles explain how the stock market, mutual funds, annuities,stocks and bonds work in plain English. They demystify investing and empower you to make better investing decisions for you and your family.
Your American Debt Default Survival Guide
Are you worried about the debt ceiling crisis and the looming U.S. default? Are you shaking about the prospects of what might happen to the investment world as we know it if these monumental problems aren’t solved? If so you aren’t alone. Truth be told, I’m a little skittish myself. Let’s consider what we’re looking […]
What To Do With Your Investments When Interest Rates Rise
Interest rates are on the rise. You might be asking yourself what to do with your investments right now. How can you hedge against inflation? Good question. But please realize that some “cures” to this problem are worse than the disease itself. What’s a smart investor to do? In my experience, there are 5 important […]
Why The Market Went Up When The Government Shut Down
I was wrong. Yesterday, the government officially starting shutting down and I predicted it wouldn’t happen. But despair not; I also predicted that if the government did close its doors the market might not fall into a tailspin. One out of two ain’t so bad. On Monday the S&P 500 climbed 13 , the NASDAQ […]
How to Be a Smart Stock Market Investor
Investing in the stock market is one thing. Being a smart investor who uses the stock market to build wealth is an entirely different thing. There are so many resources out there all vying for your attention. You’ve got Wall Street brokers, financial planners, mutual fund companies, and financial magazines all giving you advice. Investing […]
What To Do After You Suffer Significant Investment Losses
Note – I wrote this post originally 0n March 17, 2009 when pessimism was at it’s peak. I suggested that investors hold on rather than give up. Turns out the advice made sense. (Nothing wrong with tooting my own horn once in awhile…right?) I thought it made sense to republish it today to reinforce these […]