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Ask The Expert with Larry Swedroe, May 2008 Issue
May 14, 2008 :: Investing :: 2 Comments
This is the 6th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry's full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page. Now, let's get to the questions and ...
Practical Investing Guide For Beginners (Reprint)
May 1, 2008 :: Investing :: 20 Comments
Neither one of my parents know how to invest in the stock market, and it wasn't a part of my formal education. I had to learn everything on my own, so I know how intimidating it is for people who are new to investing. Where do I start? ...
Labor Capital, The Forgotten Asset Class
April 18, 2008 :: Investing :: 12 Comments
The first time I heard the term "Labor Capital" clearly explained was in our monthly column by Larry Swedroe. So what is labor capital? Basically, it's your ability to generate income by trading your labor for money. Larry advises that investors should take their labor capital into ...
Credit Card Arbitrage, Is It Worth It?
April 11, 2008 :: Credit and Debt, Investing :: 43 Comments
This article is not meant to convince you to try credit card arbitrage -- rather, it's meant to start a discussion around it. Ultimately, I would like to hear your thought on credit card arbitrage as a money making strategy. First, we start off with a little background information. What Is ...
Ask The Expert with Larry Swedroe, April 2008 Issue
April 10, 2008 :: Investing :: 7 Comments
This is the 5th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry's full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page. Now, let's get to the questions and ...
Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)
April 7, 2008 :: Investing :: 21 Comments
In January, I wrote a review of The Only Guide To A Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need by Larry Swedroe. In his book, Larry dedicated a major portion of the book to the discussion of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), specifically to explain why investing in passively managed ...
Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending #7 — Rate Cuts Hit Prosper
April 3, 2008 :: Investing :: 12 Comments
Welcome to the Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending #7: "Rate Cuts Hit Prosper" Edition! When I first started investing in Prosper last December, the estimated return for a Conservative Portfolio Plan was 9.20%. Last time I checked, this number was down to 8.00% and it's even having problem winning bids ...
Real Estate Investing: Return On Investment and Leverage
March 27, 2008 :: Home and Real Estate, Investing :: 19 Comments
One of the commonly touted advantage of real estate investing is the financial leverage that can result in enormous return on investment. A typical example usually compares investing an amount in real estate versus the stock market, where the return on investment for real estate investing far exceeds that of ...
Gold hits $1,000: Should I Invest In Gold?
March 18, 2008 :: Investing :: 11 Comments
On March 13, 2008, gold hits $1,000 per ounce for the first time in history, the dollar fell below 100 yen, and crude oil price is setting new records. With the sub par stock market performance over the past few months, it's hard not to second guess yourself, and dream ...
Ask The Expert with Larry Swedroe, March 2008 Issue
March 12, 2008 :: Investing :: 6 Comments
This is the 4th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry's full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page. Now, let's get to the questions and ...
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending and Bloggers Ethic
March 10, 2008 :: Blogging, Investing :: 20 Comments
Last week, my friend Gibble sparked a little controversy with his post "Why I think P2P lending is a bad idea." He believes peer-to-peer lending as bad because it propagates myriad problems caused by credit and debt. In his words: "I'm not a fan of borrowing money and couldn't ...
Dave Ramsey’s Baby Step 6: Pay Off Home Early
March 5, 2008 :: Home and Real Estate, Investing :: 37 Comments
The M-Network is currently doing a series highlighting Dave Ramsey's 7 Baby Steps for getting out of debt and getting your life on the right track financially. You can read about all of the steps over on Cash Money Life who kicked things off with a great introduction. As other ...
Lending Club Highlights and Giveaways
February 29, 2008 :: Investing :: 14 Comments
In my previous post on peer-to-peer lending, I indicated that these networks are not quite ready for prime time yet. One reason was the stability of these companies, which was promptly addressed in the comments section -- specifically, a 3rd party loan servicing agent will service the loans in case ...
Investment Strategy, Chasing Performance, or Market Timing? Help!
February 21, 2008 :: Investing :: 11 Comments
A while ago, I asked the question: how much should we invest internationally? Ever since, I came to believe that I am over-weighted in U.S. equities at 72% invested. I believe that my international equities exposure should be closer to 50%, because both the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and market ...
Beat the S&P500 and Earn Real Money at UpDown.com
February 20, 2008 :: Investing :: 14 Comments
Is it for real? Can you really invest $1 million virtually and earn real money with no fee and no risk attached. Apparently, it's possible and people are doing it at UpDown.com. In fact, I've already earned a small amount of money for beating the S&P500 in January. Today, I have ...
