Mutual Fund Fees are Under the Gun
#Advisors #InvestingIn this May 7, 2010 article in the New York Times, we see mutual funds in the spotlight again. The big focus relates to the question…
Stay On the Rails
#Advisors #Financial Literacy #TravelWhat do most financial advisors and African/Middle Eastern carpet salesmen have in common? A few years ago I took a train from Algiers, Morocco (a…
Building Your Wealth Instead of Driving It Into the Ground
#Financial Literacy #LifestyleRead what a 47 year-old millionaire mechanic has to say about building wealth Imagine operating a good old fashioned barber shop. You charge about $10 for…
The Elements of Investing book review
#Financial LiteracyI get a kick out of this. Try finding a book (any book) on finance that makes this claim: Statistically speaking, the odds are that you…
Losing Stocks Continue Their Winning Ways
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's MoneyHow are the biggest losers doing? Readers, I asked you to create a portfolio of stocks that you thought would be hopeless. You put together 23…
I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours!
#Andrew's MoneyDo you remember what investing in the late 90s was like? You could put $5000 into a tech stock, and at the end of the month…
Who’s Great at Picking Terrible Stocks?
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's MoneyNobody tries picking a losing stock on purpose, but despite your best (and sometimes greediest) intentions, we find ourselves occasionally face down on the pavement, courtesy…
No joke—I think I just cracked a rib running!
#MindsetSmoothly picking up speed, I glided down the running track earlier today, approaching a pace that I figured was equivalent to a 6 minute mile. That…
The Biggest Losers Beat The Olympians Out of the Blocks
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's MoneyReaders: Thank you for putting together the worst portfolio you could think of. I asked you to put together a collection of stocks that you thought…
The Losers are Winning!
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's MoneyIf you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that I’ve asked readers to give me the names of the worst stocks they know.…