How to Buy Stocks in a Bad Market: Are there Any Safe Investments?
The other day, I reviewed Warren Buffett’s investing strategy of moving 100% into U.S. stocks. Despite, or perhaps because of the widespread volatility …

Warren Buffet’s Investing Strategy
Warren Buffett made news the other day in a New York Times opinion piece where he stated that he is moving 100% of his assets from U.S. government bonds into U.S. equities …

How to Save for Retirement
For those of us whose with retirement savings that are 100% based in stock market funds, the last year has been a bumpy ride. Many of us have seen our 401K …

What is Fannie and Freddie?
The US Treasury finally bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The markets are responding positively to the decision, as expected. So why this is such a big deal? Let’s start …

How to Fight Late Fees & Overdrafts
Credit card late fees and bank overdrafts suck. I have 4 checking accounts and three credit cards. Before I get ripped for admitting that as the author of a …

How to Buy Mutual Funds
In this post, we’ll discuss some best practices when it comes to purchasing index funds and mutual funds, in general. Mutual funds are a great option for those who don’t have …