Tag: investing
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May 17, 2017
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-buy-bitcoin-using-coinbase-2017-5 A year and a half ago, the idea of buying the virtual currency bitcoin was laughable. After a rapid rise in value in 2013, the cryptocurrency’s value more than halved by mid-2015. At its lowest point, one bitcoin was equal to about $230. But…
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April 19, 2017
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://www.businessinsider.com/laura-vanderkam-power-hour-productivity-2016-10 Laura Vanderkam the author of this video argues that we should consciously spend time on the parts of our job that initially drew us to our job in the beginning. To do more of the things you love, you must recognize that certain aspects…
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April 12, 2017
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://www.investopedia.com/university/peratio/ Investors often want to compare how the share price of one company compares to that of another. But just looking at the stock price is like comparing apples to oranges since companies have different numbers of shares outstanding, and even if they had the…
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April 5, 2017
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://www.investopedia.com/investing/when-interest-rates-rise-best-investment-strategies/ In December 2016, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised interest rates for the first time in a year, and then raised them again in March 2017. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the Fed could raise interest rates even further later this…
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March 29, 2017
http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/the-awful-truth-about-getting-rich-that-no-one-wants-to-hear.html Many people want to be incredibly wealthy. (How you define “incredibly wealthy” is of course up to you–my “incredibly wealthy” may seem like pocket change to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.) Many people don’t hope to achieve that goal…but many people do. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But you will never become incredibly wealthy…
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March 8, 2017
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-no-1-financial-regret-of-older-americans-2016-05-17 Most Americans are filled with regrets — financial regrets. Fully three in four, in fact, admit they harbor financial regrets, according to a survey of more than 1,000 adults by Bankrate.com. Their biggest regret: not saving for retirement early enough (nearly one in five Americans put this in the No. 1 spot). What’s more,…
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March 1, 2017
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-timeless-investing-principles-made-warren-buffett-rich-2016-06-02 Warren Buffett distills investment success into three words — “margin of safety” — and tells investors to take one of two approaches: either focus on value or buy an index fund. Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” has been steadfastly giving such advice for decades, through calm and choppy markets alike. In fact, 20 years…
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January 25, 2017
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/08/retire-millionaire-million-dollars.asp Having a million-dollar portfolio is a retirement dream for many people. Making that dream come true requires some serious effort. While success is never a sure thing, the 10 steps outlined below will go a long way toward helping you achieve your objective. The steps are: set the goal, start saving, get aggressive, prepare…
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January 4, 2017
www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/012616/4-best-countries-retiring-asia.asp Do you have your sights set on retiring in Asia? Not long ago, Investopedia profiled the 10 Best Countries to Retire to in 2016. Now we’ve narrowed our focus to Asia and have asked the expert editors, writers and on-the-ground reporters at Live and Invest Overseas to tell us what they consider the four…
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