Articles tagged: ‘investing’
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What is a money market fund?
Money market funds are increasingly popular with small-time investors, such as myself. They...
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Raise the (debt) roof … erm, ceiling!
Spending cuts are something to debate when setting a federal budget, not when discussing whether...
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What is preferred stock?
Preferred stock or preferred shares are sort of a blend of stocks and bonds. Like stocks, you're...
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Double Your Money: The Rule of 72
I do most of the financial planning and investing for our household. I'd also like us to have...
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Planning an Early Retirement
Most retirement advice assumes that you'll want to work for forty or fifty years until you...
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Learning How to Build Wealth Through Investing
As I work on building our wealth, there are a few resources I turn to regularly and recommend to friends.
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Bond Buying 101
Last week, Motley Fool Money featured an excellent segment about buying bonds. Alison Southwick...
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Baskets of Eggs
Buy multiple stocks. Motley Fool reccommends owning 25–30. Better yet invest in an index fund or...
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How to Buy Savings Bonds or Treasury Bonds
Something I recently learned, or maybe it's something that I just recently noticed: savings...
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How to Buy Treasury Bills and Treasury Notes
Treasury bills and notes are two securities products offered by the United States Treasury...
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Questions to ask yourself about money
Things to think about before you start investing.