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Friday, October 16th, 2009Here are the opening paragraphs to an article I saw on MSN today:
A new survey conducted for the AFL-CIO suggests many American workers under 35 can’t manage the basic financial building blocks of an adult life. The union calls the past 10 years a “lost decade” for these young people, during which many fell short [...]
The Five Lowest-Paying Majors (From MSN)
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Thought this was interesting: 5 Lowest-Paying Majors, And What You Can Do About it.
Their list:
• Social work
• Special education
• Elementary education
• Home economics
• Music and dance
Okay, so they are low-paying. Big deal. As long as you know this information going in, you can make adjustments to your lifestyle expectations.
For starters, [...]
Six Benefits of Starting at the Bottom
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Saw this article on MSN this morning: 6 Benefits of a Bottom-Rung Job
According the author, Paul Facella, there are six benefits to starting in a low-level job:
1. Teaches you the ropes. In my opinion, there’s nothing worse than a manager who doesn’t know what things are like down in the trenches. I [...]
A review of Jonathan Clements’ “The Little Book of Main Street Money”
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Wiley’s Little Book series is a wee bit confusing in that there’s The Little Book That Beats the Market*, which is a stock-picking book. Then, in the same series there’s John Bogle’s The Little Book of Common Sense Investing*, a book essentially about indexing or passive investing. So, you read one book and [...]
Sad News: Jonathan Clement’s LAST Column for the Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008My Wednesday morning ritual is coming to an end. Every Wednesday for the past 11 or years, I have made it a point to check out what Jonathan Clements had to say in his Getting Going column. I opened today’s paper to find out that this morning’s column titled, Parting Shot: What I [...]
Who Makes the Investment Decisions in Your Household?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Here’s today’s Question of the Day:
Who makes the investment decisions in your household?
I got the idea for this question from Jonathan Clement’s Getting Going column titled He Invests, She Invests: Who Gets the Better Returns? (free), in today’s Wall Street Journal. The column looked at the differences in the investment style of men and [...]
Keep Thy Emotions In Check – Advice From Jonathan Clements
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Do market drops make you want to “do something?” Something like sell EVERYTHING and move your money to a CD or sell the one stock or mutual that is down and put that money in something that’s performing better? Sure, we all talk about keeping our emotions in check when it comes to [...]
The Real Key to Acheiving Your Goals
Thursday, November 29th, 2007It’s easy to turn your dreams into goals on paper, but you’re much more likely to acheive those goals–and be satisfied when you do–if they reflect your true values.
Index Mutual Funds or Exchange-Traded Funds? How About Both!
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Yesterday’s Getting Going column, Spicy or Mild? When ETFs Are Better Than Index Funds (free), in the Wall Street Journal took a look at investing in index mutual funds vs. exchange-traded funds. Jonathan recommends using both:
Use index mutual funds for accounts you’re regularly adding to or drawing on, while stashing longer-term money in exchange-traded [...]
Millionaires Focus on Freedom
Monday, October 29th, 2007Financial planners and “experts” love to look at people as individuals in a vaccuum. “Get educated!” “Save money!” “Start a business!” they preach, as though everyone is perfectly capable of doing such things but are somehow simply choosing not to.
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