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Why You Should Practice Paper Trading

Phil Town

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I’m going to talk to you real quick about using something called “paper money” in order to learn how to invest. Paper money trading is really cool. Let me tell you about it.

Responsible Investing With Your Own Personal Values

Phil Town

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Our personal values are incredibly important to successful investing. Almost no one talks about how to connect your values or your heart to where your money is going.

I think it is the most important vote in your life to invest your money into the things that you value and that you want to see in the world 20 years from now.

Advantages and Disadvantages of ETFs

Phil Town

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ETF. Exchange-traded fund. A security that tracks an index and represents a basket of stocks like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange, thus experiencing price changes throughout the day as it is bought and sold.

Perfectly Legal, 100% Free, Tax Loopholes

Phil Town

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If we could just buy and hold, there wouldn’t be a tax issue. Unfortunately, we’re not geniuses enough to know the stock can’t go lower, and Mr. Market is far too irrational to be trusted. So we use the Tools, get in and out with the big guys, and avoid the danger of holding in a market that can crash. Great. Except now the Feds can tax us.

The Ugly Game of Assets Under Management

Phil Town

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Get this into your head: Mutual fund companies are not in the stockpiling business or even the investing business. They are in the asset-collection business. They call it AUM and, like the yoga mantra “om,” they repeat it endlessly to assure a happy life.

What is a Berky and Do You Need One?

Phil Town

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Stockpiling your way to riches wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for Mr. Market. But it also wouldn’t be possible without a proper place to stash the excess cash that you’ll be using for your investments.

The Problem With 401k Programs

Phil Town

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Since I’m a former river guide and not a tax attorney or CPA, I’m not going to advise you about how to set up these plans.

I will tell you however, I’m not a huge fan of the 401k programs because most of them force you to invest in mutual funds.

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