This is a guest post by Erika from Newlyweds on a Budget. She writes about managing finances, living frugally, and life as a newlywed. About a week ago, I knew nothing about investing. The stock market seemed like a scary game of Chutes and Ladders–except it’s real people and real money. At the same [...]
Simplicity and Investing Success
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This is a guest post by Tony Chou, who posts his thoughts on The Investorz Blog. Personally, I believe in simplicity. Now before I start talking about why simplicity is beneficial when investing, let me go off topic for a while. Is Simplicity The Key To Success? What’s better? Complicated, or simple? Let’s look at [...]
Secret Gas Station Marketing Tricks
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With road travel expected to peak this Thanksgiving Day long weekend, I thought I would share with you some of the most common “Secret” Gas Pump and Gas Station marketing tricks to get you to spend more money. With gas prices reaching highs again, you don’t need to spend anything extra. While none of these [...]
Credit Card Abritrage 101
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Credit card debt has become a popular subject among families struggling with their finances. Utilizing compound interest rates, credit card companies can make getting out of debt seemingly impossible. However, many savvy consumers have found ways to turn this around on the credit card companies. Using the idea of credit card arbitrage, many have begun [...]
The College Investor Fall 2011 Update
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Wow, I can’t believe that next week is Thanksgiving already. Well, I’m going to give some early thanks today to everyone that has made The College Investor a success this far. I appreciate every reader and commenter who has made this site a success, as well The Yakezie Network, that really helped me figure out [...]
Why I Don’t Care About Yield
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Although I am a big fan of dividends, I don’t care about the investment’s yield. You may think this is contradictory, but hear me out. There are many things I consider when investing, and while seeing the yield is nice, it is the number behind it that really make the difference for me. What [...]
What You Should Know About Early Termination Fees
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Even though there has been a lot of reform in the cell phone industry, one area that is still troublesome is early termination fees. It is probably the most costly potential fee, and it is also the one the consumers have: the least control over and the least knowledge of. Here is what you need [...]
The College Investor’s Market Thoughts – November 11, 2011
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Happy Veteran’s Day and Happy 11-11-11! What a crazy week it has been in the stock market. With all of the volatility this week, the market still managed to squeeze out a 1% gain. This mainly happened at the end of the week after a little more resolution occurred in Europe. So What Drove The [...]
November Reading Round-Up
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Happy Wednesday! I can’t believe it’s already November. I wanted to share with you some highlights about what I’ve been reading this month, and I thought you would enjoy it as well. Let’s get started! Not Made of Money shares with us how to Use The Internet to Save Money For Christmas. I love [...]
Top Five College Myths – Dispelled!
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Today, having a college degree is more important than ever. In fact, many students are going back to school to couple their bachelors degrees with a MA in communication, or other degrees. But at the same time, it does not necessarily mean what it used to. This should not diminish the value of post-secondary education, as [...]
The College Investor’s Market Thoughts – November 4, 2011
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Welcome to the first College Investor’s Market Thoughts of November. Another week of wild swings thanks to Europe! But for all the swings this week, the market is only down 1% through Thursday. Check it out: So What Drove The Market This Week? Europe: Europe was the biggest driver of the market this week. First, [...]
Considering the Upcoming Tech IPOs?
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Social media sites have been all the rage lately, and now many of them are considering going public or have filed initial plans to go public. Some of the big names that are going public or have been rumored to be considering going public soon include: Groupon Zynga Facebook Twitter The most likely of these, [...]
Free Stock Alerts From Jim Cramer
I love free stuff. I also love free stock market tips, especially from pretty smart guys like Jim Cramer. Right now, Cramer is giving away free trials to his Action Alerts Plus trading portfolio. This is essentially inside access to what Jim Cramer and his team are doing in the market at any given minute. [...]
