Tweet I recently spoke to a freshly minted MBA graduate who was so thrilled to have had landed her first job in this tough job market, but her icing on the cake was a sign-on bonus equal to ½ of … Continue reading
Tweet Last week, I wrote about some common ways to diversify your investments and make sure you don’t get caught up following the herd into the vicious “greed, hope, and fear” cycle that can lead to buying high and selling … Continue reading
Tweet Last week, I shared some pretty sobering numbers about how little the average investor has actually been earning in the stock market over the last 20 years. This is largely because investors tend to jump in and out of … Continue reading
Tweet With the recent roller coaster ride of the stock market, many employees have taken a closer look at their asset allocation within their retirement plans, and to the surprise of many, they find their investment strategy is way off … Continue reading
Tweet I’m not a big fan of reality TV shows, but I have to admit that I enjoy watching The Apprentice. What I think I enjoy most about the show is the no-nonsense way Donald Trump approaches the decision of … Continue reading
Tweet A question I seem to be getting lately is how I can hedge my bond investments against a rise in interest rates. For most investors, a diversified portfolio will hold either individual bonds or more often than not, bond … Continue reading
Tweet A couple weeks ago I touched on some of the reasons why an investor might consider using Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) in their investment portfolio, so this week I will take a look at some common mistakes that people … Continue reading
Tweet Lately in my live workshops I have been getting these two questions, “What are ETFs?” and “Should I consider them for added diversification?” These are good questions and tell me more people are educating themselves about different financial instruments … Continue reading
Tweet Dividends are a beautiful thing. Last week I wrote about my mother-in-law’s bond fund that paid her a steady stream of dividends over the years – twenty five years to be exact. Every month, the dividend came like clockwork … Continue reading
Tweet Well this blog closes out my “series” on investment property and I find it fitting that I share some of the frustrations, missteps as well as some of the successes we have encountered in our first investment deal. Now … Continue reading
