I love the question “where can I get financial help”. It demonstrates that the person asking is usually ready to take action to address what’s not working in his or her financial life. But this question is also a double-edged sword. That’s because if you answer it incorrectly, you might actually make your situation far […]
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.
How To Learn About Money
There is so much information available on personal finance these days. Where do you start if you want to really learn about money ? There are of course a number of approaches. You could become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional. More than a few people I know did that for exactly that reason. You could […]
How To Invest After the Election
Should you make any changes to your investment strategy after the election? In the days immediately following President Obama’s victory, the market tanked. Is that a sign of things to come? What about other investments like bonds and real estate? Are they poised to flounder or flourish? Let’s take a look. Neal’s Notes: While […]
What is the “Fiscal Cliff”? Should You Care?
No doubt you’ve heard about the looming financial meltdown that we face January 1st 2013. But what exactly is the fiscal cliff and what does it mean to you? Let’s discover together. What is the “fiscal cliff”? This is a term that has been ascribed to tax increases and government spending curbs that are to […]
Ally Invest Review – Too Discounted of a Broker?
Ally Invest is a firm you are going to hear a lot about if you are looking into discount brokers. But are they all they say they are? I’ve prepared this Ally Invest review to answer that question – and potentially save you a great deal of money and heartache. There is a ton of […]
Are Mutual Funds Good or Evil?
Are mutual funds good investments given all the alternatives you have like index funds and ETF’s? This is a good and sensible question. We are in the “Golden Age of Frugality” after all . There are no two ways about it. And mutual funds cost more to own than ETFs, index funds or stocks. That […]