I have been hearing and reading a lot of stories lately of people buying and collecting “stuff”, such as coins, art, baseball cards, etc., and considering that an investment. This always seems to happen when the stock market and economy are in turmoil. People seem to gravitate towards “hard assets” like gold, silver, and collectibles. [...]
Sometimes Doing Nothing is the Best Investment Strategy
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I’ve been having a really hard time trying to figure out what to invest in lately. I’ve been running my usual stock screens, and the same “garbage” companies come up. There is a lot of volatility in the market right now, and the future of the economy is pretty uncertain. So, what is my strategy [...]
Considering Business School Abroad
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Business school is certainly an excellent way to bolster your career and provide you with the acumen you need to execute a wide variety of high level tasks. Many people choose to venture abroad for this and for good reason as foreign school provide tremendous opportunities and diversify your resume. However, this is a major [...]
Benefits of an IVA
IVAs have become a popular tool to reduce debt and work out personal solutions for thousands of households in the UK threatened with bankruptcy. Originally designed for business insolvencies, an IVA has quickly turned into the option of choice for many private individuals, with their overall number today well exceeding that of bankruptcy applications. Clearly, [...]
U.S. Dollar: What Does the Future Hold in Store for the Greenback?
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The U.S. Dollar has been on a rollercoaster ride for the past few years and for good reason. The global economy including our net working capital has been dragged through the most ravenous recession since the Great Depression. Our global financial infrastructure almost experienced a dreaded meltdown, and economic recovery plans for the developed countries [...]
Moving to Wells Fargo PMA Package
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I know I have written a lot about how I like Scottrade vs. Sharebuilder, and have highlighted the benefits of Scottrade so many times. However, I got a deal from Wells Fargo that I couldn’t turn down, and I wanted to share it with you. It is called the Wells Fargo PMA package. This is [...]
Is Anything Really Unexpected?
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Every day I hear about “unexpected” things happening to individuals. Cars breaking down…stock market bubbles…pregnancy… But are all of these things really unexpected? Is there anything out there that is truly unexpected if you think about it. And, since they aren’t really unexpected, are you prepared? Do you just stash money away – maybe 6 [...]
I Started Moving My Finances and Business To The Cloud…
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You may have heard of cloud computing: people can submit a task, document, or program to the cloud, or service provider, without actually processing the hardware or software. What this really means is that you do your tasks online. When I first heard this term, I was very leery. I traditionally used Microsoft Office and [...]
The College Investor Weekly Round-Up: Its Been a While
Sorry it has been a few weeks since my last “weekly” round-up. Here is what has been going on! If you haven’t had a chance to check out my post on Blog Plagiarism, please do so! Here is what else I have been reading this past week or two: – Buy Like Buffett explains What [...]
First Time Buying: Is Now The Perfect Time To Buy?
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Buying a house for the first time can be a daunting prospect, but with low interest rate mortgages among other things, there are many advantages to choosing this time to enter the market as a first time buyer. The threat of an early interest rate rise has receded with the GDP figures, which showed a [...]
Blog Plagiarism – What To Do When Someone Steals Your Content
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Ugggh….I have been having to deal with one of the most egregious offenses one can make in the publishing world – plagiarizing content. Over the past week, I have had two separate websites steal and post my content and call it their own. And it seems to be spreading virally around the blogosphere. Last week, [...]
The Benefits of Business School
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For many individuals in the current economy and job market, the thought of going back to business school to gain new skills sounds very appealing. However, it is important to think of the benefits of going to business school, and do they outweigh the costs. I recently wrote an article on the rising cost of [...]
Commodity Sell-Off: Did We See This Coming?
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So, if you haven’t heard yet, last week there was a huge commodity sell-off on Wall Street. Silver was down almost 25% from its all time high (set only weeks prior). Oil was back below $100. What happened in the span of a week? Is there any way we could have predicted this huge pull-back [...]
Another Great Deal Site
So, I feel like I have been on a deal kick lately, but that’s okay. I want to highlight some of the best places to find great deals online. My wife was looking online last week for some new clothes, and wanted to buy some stuff at Gap. I told her that she should Google [...]
