prudent investments

Just over two years ago, I started a personal finance blog called Moolanomy. Over the years, I poured my heart and soul into it, and it became the key to my life dreams. I have many dreams and amongst them: working full-time on web sites and moving my family to Northern Virginia. It so happened [...]

In this Ask the Expert with Larry Swedroe article, Lynnae from Being Frugal wants to know if people that are in debt should be thinking about investing, or is it best to focus on getting out of debt first. Here’s the question from Lynnae:

Is it best to get out of debt before you start investing?
Answer [...]

In this Ask the Expert with Larry Swedroe article, Rob observed that none of the alternative investments provided sufficient risk reduction to soften the impact of the current Bear Market. Diversification doesn’t seem to be working. What went wrong? Here’s the question from Randy:

Dear Larry,
I’m reading your book, The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll [...]

In this Ask The Expert With Larry Swedroe article, Glblguy from Gather Little By Little asked Larry how he can identify the best individual stocks to invest in. Here’s the question from Glblguy:
When deciding to purchase individual stocks, what process do you go through to determine if the stock is a good buy or not?
Answer [...]

In face of the current economic crisis, both Obama and McCain are proposing changes to the IRA and 401(k) rules hoping that it will help restore economic stability.  Although we usually take these retirement plans as certain, we are reminded that rules governing IRA and 401k are malleable and not set in stone.
Obama’s Proposal Versus [...]

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 answers (please note that the [...]

This is the 3rd 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 answers (please note that the [...]

Updated 4-13-2009: I want to let everyone know that Larry has started his own blog called Wise Investing at CBS Money Watch. As such, I’ve decided to stop taking new questions for Larry. If you have question you’d like to ask, please contact him directly on his blog.
Thank you Larry!
Past Issues of Ask The [...]