Financial crisis—time to panic?
#Financial Literacy #MindsetThe more things change, the more they stay the same… 1. Investors are fleeing to gold bullion as they lose faith in the stock markets and…
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…
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…
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.…
We still need 15 'Lousy' Stocks -- Can you pick a loser?
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's MoneyCan a bunch of 350 pound runners really keep up with Olympic athletes? The answer to that question, of course, is “no”–not if each group…
Olympians vs The Biggest Losers
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's MoneyYou wouldn’t call it “sporting” would you? If you selected the world’s top 10,000 meter runners and pitted them in a 10K running…