Investing, Taking Risks, and A Game Of Darts
May 30, 2008 :: Investing, Making Money :: 13 Comments
Last night, I was scanning through various submissions at PF Buzz and stumbled upon two articles that I liked. In short, I agreed with one, but not the other -- interestingly enough, both of them mentioned Robert Kiyosaki. Invest With The Best The first article was "Which is Better ...
Ask The Expert with Larry Swedroe, May 2008 Issue
May 14, 2008 :: Investing :: 3 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Market Volatility, Should I Get Out of the Stock Market?
January 23, 2008 :: Investing :: 11 Comments
With the recent stock market volatility, I am sure a lot of us are having second thought about the stock market. Some may even ask, "Should I get out of the stock market?" The answer is it depends. Personally, I am holding steady and continuing to invest ...
Moolanomy weekly roundup #17: “Prosper” edition
November 25, 2007 :: Weekly Roundups :: 3 Comments
Ever since Prosper signed up as an advertiser on Moolanomy, I have been thinking about lending out money on Prosper as a way to build alternative income. Looking around the web, this seems to be a legitimate way of growing my money without relying on the stock market. ...
Money Lesson #4: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
October 26, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 7 Comments
In the previous lesson with my wife, I taught her about various investment vehicles available at our disposal. This time we discussed choosing the right tool for the job; that is, choosing the best investment option available for various savings goals. Photo from morgueFile Common Savings Goals First, we reviewed some of the ...
Money Lesson #3: Investment Vehicles
October 5, 2007 :: Investing :: 20 Comments
This week lesson with my wife was about different investment vehicles. I am not an investment guru, so our conversation was mainly around the ones we do use. However, I did some Google searches and included other investment vehicles I do not use for the sake of completeness (links are ...
Money Lesson #1: Basic Finance, Cash Flow, and Risk Management
September 21, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 16 Comments
A few nights ago, it dawned on me that being the sole handler of our family finance is our biggest liability. That is a huge risk, if something ever happens to me. Even if I take out an insurance policy large enough to support her and our son, ...
