Know What “The Dow” Really Is?
The Dow is up, the Dow is down. But what does that really mean for an investor or your 401K….and what is “The Dow” anyway? Is…
Tips to Land an Advisor & Not Get Hooked
When you start investing, you should realize financial advisors and brokers come with different credentials, different fees—and different ethical standards. Before you trust one to handle…
What’s a Bear Market? Do We Invest?
In March, the stock market suffered (to date) several of its largest one-day point losses ever. In just a couple weeks, some stocks lost half their…
How to Find a Good Financial Advisor
It’s World Investor Week – focusing on investor education. Is it time to find a financial advisor? Relying on friends is not the answer. Neither is…
Smart Investors Need Protecting Too
We all eventually make a money mistake or two…or three. But there’s a big difference between overpaying for vacation fun and having your nest egg wrecked…
Online investors: Take time, choose wisely
Having an online investing account makes it easy and quick to click, click, click…and you’re buying the stocks, bonds and funds with the juiciest returns –…
Is It Time to Be an Investor?
It’s easy to tell when spring arrives…farmers start planting, trees will green up and about 40,000 get ready to trek to Omaha, NE, to watch Warren Buffett preside over…
Bloggers Talk Finance, Trends at FinCon17
Going to FinCon usually means a great week catching up on the latest trends and tech for personal finance. Thanks to fellow blogger and FinCon founder, Philip Taylor –…
Finding Financial Advisors If You’re Not Rich
It isn’t easy for a beginner to find a great pro for anything, especially when buying financial advice. When you’re “small potatoes,” relying on well-meaning peers…
3 Tips on How to Find a Stock to Buy
Want to buy stock in a company, but don’t know where to start? How do you sort through a sea of choices to uncover a stock…
The Money Godmother 