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How to Avoid Investing in Corrupt Companies (Don’t Get Burned By a Bad CEO)
Nothing can sink a company and all of its investors quite as fast as corrupt companies, corrupt CEOs, or management teams.
You don’t have to look very hard to find examples of CEOs and other executives who sent their companies into a tailspin due to shady deals, ethically questionable behavior, and corporate corruption. Read more.
Value Investing: Invest Like the Best Investors in the World With This Complete Guide
Of the many different investing strategies that a modern-day investor has to choose from, value investing is among the most tried and true of them all.
Let’s dive into what value investing is and how you can use the principles of value investing to drastically grow your wealth over time. Read more.
How to Invest Money: A Simple Guide to Grow Your Wealth in 2018
Figuring out how to invest money in order to effectively set yourself up for future success can sometimes be a real challenge. There’s certainly no shortage of information on investing available in the digital age, however, this glut of information can often be as overwhelming as it is helpful. This post is just for you: Read more.
When it comes to investing, choosing NOT to put your money somewhere can be just as important to your success. After all, one bad investment can easily water down the rest of your portfolio and cripple your returns.
Sometimes we need to ask ourselves, “W.W.W.B.D. – What Would Warren Buffett Do?”
While there’s no way to know for sure the exact companies that you should avoid, there are certain guidelines that can help keep you on the right track. Read more.
Why You (Probably) Shouldn’t Invest in Tech Stocks
The thought of investing in tech stocks or new technologies can be appealing for those who’d like to quickly achieve major gains.
It’s a booming business on the rise, right? Read more.
How to Invest in Stocks: A Complete Guide to Investing Basics for 2018
For many people, there seems to be a divide between knowing that investing in stocks is a prudent financial decision and knowing how to invest in stocks. Without a doubt, the stock market can be incredibly confusing to the uninitiated, and for many would-be investors that confusion is enough to scare them away from investing. Read more.
5 Things to Know Before You Invest
You’ve saved your money and now you want to make your first investment and become a first-time investor. Investing isn’t about jumping in wherever you feel like it with your money. It’s not about saving more to jump in with. It’s about finding something that you love and you understand to buy and hold. Remember, Read more.
The Best Way to Invest $10,000 in 2018
If you’ve got $10,000 to invest, you’re off to a great start. $10,000 is much more than many of the world’s richest investors started out with, including Warren Buffett. Read more.
Moving From Fear to Freedom with Invested [Book Announcement]
For two years, I’ve co-hosted my podcast Invested with my daughter Danielle. Over the course of the podcast, we’ve covered a wide range of investment topics, strategies, and analysis. Yet as questions and comments continued piling in, we both felt that there was so much more information that we could offer. With that said, Danielle Read more.
One Simple Thing Anyone Can Do to Recover From Big Spending
Sometimes, after the holidays, a wedding, a big vacation, or any occasion that requires big spending, your financial house can get out of order and stress you out.
Or perhaps your bank account has been sitting at zero or in the red for quite some time and you want to start saving big.
Remember, bad debt should always be paid off first and it’s always a good idea to have money available at hand in a savings account. Read more.