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What is Goodwill on a Company Balance Sheet
When looking at company financial statements, most of the items are self-explanatory. Almost everyone can easily explain revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities. However, some of the line items are...
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Investing in Precious Metals
Someone recently asked me how to get started investing in gold. Like silver, platinum, and other precious metals, investing in gold can be very lucrative if done correctly.Historically ValuableSome...
View ArticleHow to Spot Investment Scams
FINRA, the major investment firm regulation organization in the United States, put together a helpful video discussing investment scams. I found the video interesting and useful. If you have any...
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Investing in the Cruise Industry
After the recent, highly publicized crash of the Costa Condordia, people around the world are looking hard at the cruise vacation industry. While everyone is focusing on the problems today, it might...
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How to Build a Social Lending Snowball
I have written about using the debt snowball to cut your debt and I have written about using social lending to make money like a bank. Today we are going to combine the snowball idea with social...
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How to Invest Like Gordon Gekko
Gordon Gekko is the infamous antagonist of the amazing Wall Street movies. He mislead Bud Fox and Jake Moore on two investment adventures. He ended up in jail and lost the love of his family due to...
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How to Impulse Spend the Right Way
I can admit that I have been guilty of the occasional impulse buy. Impulse spending can add up fast, and usually leads to clutter that you don’t want, so it is important to know how to do it the right...
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Lending Club Update – May 2012
I began my Lending Club experiment in March, 2009 with $50 to see how I would fare in the peer-to-peer lending world. I have been thrilled with the results and have continued to slowly build my...
View ArticleHow Should a Young Person Get Started with Investing
Your first job. Such a big milestone. For the first time ever, you are financially independent. You have moved on from being a broke college student to a successful young professional. Don’t get too...
View ArticleCan I Really Afford to Save For Retirement?
My wife and I were having a conversation the other day about saving for retirement and what regrets, if any, that I had. I had accumulated a fair share of debt early in life and when I finally decided...
View ArticleBuilding A Portfolio
Over the last few years, we have seen unprecedented volatility in the stock market. The S&P 500 has rocketed to from 800 to 1500 and back more than once over the last 15 years. For the best odds of...
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Investing in the Cruise Industry
After the recent, highly publicized crash of the Costa Condordia, people around the world are looking hard at the cruise vacation industry. While everyone is focusing on the problems today, it might...
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How to Build a Social Lending Snowball
I have written about using the debt snowball to cut your debt and I have written about using social lending to make money like a bank. Today we are going to combine the snowball idea with social...
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How to Invest Like Gordon Gekko
Gordon Gekko is the infamous antagonist of the amazing Wall Street movies. He mislead Bud Fox and Jake Moore on two investment adventures. He ended up in jail and lost the love of his family due to...
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How to Impulse Spend the Right Way
I can admit that I have been guilty of the occasional impulse buy. Impulse spending can add up fast, and usually leads to clutter that you don’t want, so it is important to know how to do it the right...
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Lending Club Update – May 2012
I began my Lending Club experiment in March, 2009 with $50 to see how I would fare in the peer-to-peer lending world. I have been thrilled with the results and have continued to slowly build my...
View ArticleHow Should a Young Person Get Started with Investing
Your first job. Such a big milestone. For the first time ever, you are financially independent. You have moved on from being a broke college student to a successful young professional. Don’t get too...
View ArticleCan I Really Afford to Save For Retirement?
My wife and I were having a conversation the other day about saving for retirement and what regrets, if any, that I had. I had accumulated a fair share of debt early in life and when I finally decided...
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March 2014 Earnings and Investments Update
I just returned from the first of my wedding related trips, this one to Santa Barbara, and I’m excited for the adventures ahead. I just shared a new post on travel hacking, and have to say I’m loving...
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3 Simple Ways to Save For Retirement on a Budget
A few months ago I talked about what to do if you felt that you could not afford to save for retirement and it spurred some good discussion for many that are facing that challenge. Another factor that...
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