Mispriced Bonds
#Andrew's MoneySince June, 2010, I’ve been selling off large chunks of my bond portfolio. And today, my bond allocation is lower than it’s been in…
Big Gain Dilemma?
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's Money4UK657GQ837E At the beginning of June of 2010, I unloaded some bonds and bought some stocks. Over a couple of drinks last week, while sitting on…
I Just Found $35,000 - So What Did I Do With It?
#Andrew's Money #InvestingEarlier this summer I found $35,000. It was in a brown envelope, in a ditch, about a mile from my parent’s place. OK, I…
Coca Cola -The World’s Easiest Business to Value?
#Andrew's MoneyEarlier this week, I bought $65,000 worth of Coca Cola shares at $50 per share, adding to the Coke shares that I bought in 2003…
Beating the Market with Bonds
#Andrew's Money #Financial LiteracyYears ago I read a great book by Michael O’Higgins, titled Beating the DOW with Bonds [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C4T352?ie=UTF8&…
A Million Dollars on a Teacher’s Salary
#Andrew's Money #LifestyleI’ll admit it. I had the superficial goal of amassing a million dollars on a school teacher’s salary before I was forty. I had…
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…
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…