http://blog.money-and-investing.com Investing education and personal finance articles Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:30:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [ad#three-vertical-ads-blog] Isn't it nice to hear some reassurance during a recession? Especially when the headlines have been doom-and-gloom for months. And it’s true, we'll weather this storm, just like we've weathered every other recession for the past 80 years. If you're a long-term investor, your portfolio will recover. You don't have to ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/47/stock-market-crash-reassurance/ [ad#three-vertical-ads-blog] There are more methods for paying off debt than I could list in a single article, but my personal favorite and the one I recommend the most is the "Debt Snowball". The best way to manage debt is to avoid it entirely, but if you're like almost 80% of Americans, you're ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/44/get-rid-of-debt-once-and-for-all-with-a-snowball/ Welcome to Millionaire Maker weekly where I review one reader profile or answer one reader question every week. If you like this article and want to see more like it, you'll find a treasure trove of outstanding money saving tips, effective debt reduction strategies and great investing advice in our ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/42/will-bank-stocks-ever-recover/ Welcome to my 2008 Online Broker Ratings. All of the major online brokerages are ranked across 6 categories; Overall Trading Experience, Web Site Functionality, Trading Costs and Fees, Customer Service, Research & Investing Tools and Perks. There is also a detailed review link for each if you want to read ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/40/2008-online-brokerage-rankings/ [ad#three-vertical-ads-blog] For some reason, when I woke up this morning, I couldn’t stop thinking about the principles that drive people, particularly those related to personal finance and investing. It’s fascinating to me that there are so many different approaches that can all wind up leading to the same place, prosperity. That ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/1/the-golden-rules/ Welcome to Millionaire Maker weekly where I review one reader profile or answer one reader question every week. If you like this article and want to see more like it, you'll find a treasure trove of outstanding money saving tips, effective debt reduction strategies and great investing advice in our ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/25/millionaire-maker-weekly/ This is part of a larger article called The Golden Rules... [ad#three-vertical-ads-blog] Many Beginners have trouble deciding which stock market investing strategy to choose, oftentimes they are even confused about what strategy they are currently implementing. This happens because most people learn about investing from their friends, coworkers, family, and whatever ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/37/choose-one-strategy-and-work-hard-to-master-it/ This is part of a larger article called The Golden Rules... [ad#three-vertical-ads-blog] Hold on to your winners and sell your losers, don't throw good money after bad. While this is actually a component of investor psychology, I thought it was important enough to include in my top 10 list of investing principles. Sounds ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/36/dont-throw-good-money-after-bad/ This is part of a larger article called The Golden Rules... This principle actually covers two important concepts that became popular thanks to a pair of today's greatest investing minds, Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett. [ad#three-vertical-ads-blog] “Invest in what you know” – Peter Lynch Remember Peter Lynch from the Mutual Fund Basics Guide? ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/35/keep-it-simple-invest-in-what-you-know/ This is part of a larger article called The Golden Rules... [ad#three-vertical-ads-blog] I define Investor Psychology as the herd mentality that is so obvious when you watch short-term stock market behavior. It seems that most investors are willing to follow each other up mountains and off cliffs simply because that’s what ... http://blog.money-and-investing.com/34/investor-psychology/