Growth companies are not necessarily companies that grow quickly, or at all. Many burn out and fade away. Today, we’ll take a look at what a growth company is, whether we should invest, and some ideas on determining an appropriate buy price. Growth Companies You can read the details from investopedia here. A growth company […]
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I wrote recently about a decision not to buy a stock. Read here. This is something I don’t write about enough. It’s fun to talk about our winners. “I bought shares of (name your favorite) and it doubled in 2 months!! That’s what we like, and that’s what people want to hear about. Or, some
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Yesterday I got the following text. Highlights As a kid, I loved the Highlights magazine. the only place I ever read it was the dentist’s office, I think the magazine was only sold to dentists. You couldn’t get one on your own. My favorite part was the picture where you had to find the missing
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I was a little surprised last week when yet another executive order made the scene. This one targeted the assets available for investment in worker’s 401k plans. I’d like to say that I can see the benefit of this, but I just can’t. Before we get into the analysis, let’s take a look at the
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I was at a retirement party yesterday and there was a lot of talk about social security – it’s fun to hang with old folks like me. The general sentiment was a feeling that social security is my money. My employer and I both paid in through payroll taxes throughout my career so it’s mine.
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I’ve written quite a few posts about the economics of retiring. Today we’re talking about the mechanics. What will I do with all that time? I was at a retirement party today and the guest of honor, who had just retired was asking me what I do with my days. He’s worked for years, what
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Welcome to retirement. We’ve spent 40 years of our life socking away money and now it’s time to start spending the money we’ve saved. This should be easy, right? Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as we might have hoped. And the potential impacts of taxes could cost us. Let’s take a look. Account Types If
Taxes in Retirement – Which Account Should I Use First? Read More »
I get hit regularly by phishing texts and emails. Let’s back up a bit. Phishing (like fishing) is when person or computer casts out a nice juicy piece of bait, in hopes that they’ll get a bite. Here’s an example. Back in 2001, the company I was working for was taken down by the Anna
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In my writing and in my personal finance classes, probably the least loved topic is budgets. A budget is kind of like a diet, or a new year’s resolution. It’s something we tell ourselves we should do but we don’t want to. And then like the diet and the resolution, we don’t. Making Budgets Fun!!
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Today we’re going to poke fun at conventional wisdom. Saddle up! A guy walks up to you on the street. He says he’s got a great deal on an over-valued stock. You: Conventional wisdom tells us 2 is the right answer. 1 is acceptable, and 3 is crazy talk. That’s not just me sayin’. Look
Overvalued Stocks – Stay Away! Read More »