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In liu of recent events I thought I’d share my take on the faltering US economy: $700 Billion Bailout – Great The government is bailing us out. Yes, even you small business owners who are complaining you didn’t get a $700 billion rescue package. You see, when the big banks can lend it lets you [...]
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Tags: bailout, bofa, citi, dow jones, economics, economy, equities, funds, hedge, investing, mutual funds, rescue package, stock market, stocks, wachovia, wellsfargo
Tax Loss Harvesting For Dummies
Lets face it, the market sucks right now. Chances are some of your stocks/funds are doing really bad. It happens. You can either: A. Wait and hold on for the ride B. Sell at a loss (zomg!) and let Uncle Sam help you out Today we will discuss option B, technically known as tax loss [...]
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Tags: harvesting, investing, investing strategies, loss, tax, tax loss harvesting
Don’t Invest Like The Herd
This graph pretty much sums up the behavior of 90% of investors. Select a proper asset allocation, buy and hold. It’s that simple. Leave the I should’ve, could’ve, and would’ve to the sheep.
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Tags: asset allocation, buy and hold, graph, index funds, investing, investor, psychology, stock market
Proof Indexing Wins
I’ve blogged about tracking my portfolio in Cake. I took a look at my performance this morning and bench marked the Fratboy Portfolio against the S&P500 and the Cakedex, an index of all Cake investors. Check out the results: Fratboy Investor’s Portfolio: -8% S&P500: -12% Cakedex: -16% What Does This Tell Me? The market is [...]
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Tags: active investing, Add new tag, buyers market, cake, cakefinancial, indexing, portfolio, swenson
The iPhone is an Investment
This past weekend we experienced the second coming of the Jesus phone. The blogging community likes to point out that the overall cost of the iPhone over 2 years is something around $2,000. While that is true it is hardly any different from paying those fee’s with any smartphone, be it Windows Mobile, Blackberry or [...]
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Tags: apple, investing, iphone
Wells Fargo Checking – basically is a pool of money to pay off my credit card bills. I only keep as much as I need to make my monthly payments with a couple hundred dollars for cushion. I have budgeted 1/3 of my paycheck for expenses. Wells Fargo Savings – just a backup for my [...]
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Tags: american express, budgeting, cd, cd ladder, credit cards, emergency fund, index funds, ing direct, investing, orange, personal finance, savings, vanguard, visa
What Would Buffett Buy?
If you are an investor you should know who Warren Buffett is. Shame on you if you don’t know about him. For those of you who don’t know, I suggest wikipedia’ing him. If you want throw $100 bills in the air and not care (see photo above), you must be Warren Buffett. Words of Wisdom [...]
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Tags: berkshire, berkshire hathaway, buffett, index, index funds, investing, mutual funds, portfolio, S&P500, warren buffett
I understand that while in college, or just starting out that initially investing is not a priority. We’ve got to pay rent, buy food, make car payments, etc etc and by the end of the month there is little money or no money left over. That is why I recommend coming up with a budget [...]
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Tags: investing, lazy portfolio, lifecycle fund, mutual funds, no money, retirement fund
Automation. If I decided to take a trip to Europe right now, I would pack a camera and some slick shoes to impress the French maids and leave without worrying about my bills or investments. Why? Because I’ve got it all automated: All of my bills are paid on my credit card (for rewards/points) [...]
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Tags: 401k, automate, automatic investing, bills, credit card, finance, investing, personal finance, roth ira, taxable account
The Stock Market is on Sale
It is a great time for young investors. The smell of a recession…ahh. You might think I’m doped up or plain out of my mind, but listen. Sure gas prices are at an all time high, the cost of milk could’ve bought you a really cheap haircut, and interest rates flat out suck. Recessions are [...]
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Tags: buy low, investing, recession, sale, sell high, stock market
