What a year for investing, huh? If you decided to sit on the sidelines this year, you really missed out. The purpose of this blog post is to inspire people that are hesitant to invest in "the dreaded market." Due to a potential conflict of interest, I'm not going to tell you what I'm …
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This Just In: Stocks Will Rise and The World Won’t End
"This shit is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S" - Singer Gwen Stefani Shit is crazy, no doubt. <- see what I did there? Regardless of religion or political affiliation, I think that's something we can all agree on. In the United States, we have problems with employment, education, and …
How To Lose Money and Hate The Stock Market
Raise your hand if you love the stock market! Who's with me? I imagine rooms full of families reading my blog - all with hands-raised as if they're riding roller coasters. Who doesn't love the stock market? The S&P 500 is up for the sixth straight week, hovering around a 4-year high. …
How Low Can You Go?
If you're ever at a party, but there's no one actually "partying," what do you do? Easy solution: Limbo! People love the limbo. It's funny, actually. It doesn't matter whether it's a pole, a belt strap, or a jump rope - people love walking under objects with their backs bent. "How low …
My Investment Strategy Fully Explained
My name is Tony, and I'm a young investor who blogs at A Young Investor. Here's my investment strategy fully explained: from how I decide what to buy/sell, when to buy, how long to hold on, and when to sell (notice, I do not include shorting in this post. This is solely about long …
OMG! Facebook’s IPO!
I've been getting a lot of questions regarding "investing" recently. In fact, I've never received so many investing-type inquiries. I can't tell you how excited this gets me. Here's how the conversation usually plays out: Donkey: "Hey, I'm thinking about investing some money." Me: "Ahh that's …
Friends Don’t Let Friends Ignore Inflation
Lets say you have two friends. One of your friends keeps stealing money from the other. Wouldn't you feel an obligation to warn your one friend about the other? Of course you would! It's the same obligation I feel when I think about your money and inflation. There's an invisible creature among us …
