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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.
Protecting Your Ass(ets) Should You End Up In Court
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007Cute title, eh?
Today’s Getting Going column, Protecting Your Assets in Case You Find Yourself in Court (Free), reminded me of my own story…
Several years ago I was involved in a fairly minor fender-bender. The lady that I ran into (the accident was my fault) got out of the car and was [...]
Jonathan Clements’ Recession Advice: Cash is King
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Today’s Getting Going column (free) by Jonathan Clements is pretty interesting. He talks about the fact that current signs point to a recession or slowdown of some sort and that one of the ways to weather the storm is to have cash on hand for two reasons:
1. In case you get laid off
2. [...]
Small Ways Wealth Begets Wealth
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Today’s Getting Going column by Jonathan Clement’s is titled The Small Ways Wealth Begets Wealth (free). It’s about how saving relatively small amounts of money can help you build wealth.
For instance, by saving just $100 per month, a person can eventually build up a savings account for emergencies so that they don’t have to [...]
Jonathan Clements: A Million No Longer Buys You a Luxe Retirement
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Check out today’s Jonathan Clements’ Getting Going column titled A Cool Million No Longer Buys You a Luxe Retirement. I think most of us already know this. However, it amazes me how many magazines write about becoming a millionaire. I guess it’s because the word “millionaire” still has a nice ring to [...]
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