This is a guest post by Mr. Moneybags. He has recently written the greatest book on investing in stocks ever written…and is offering it for free on his site (for now). So, go download it. Right now. www.meanstock.com/book. They say love can do crazy things to a person. It can ...

From time to time I put out an article here that depicts me as an old curmudgeon. Well, in some ways, I guess I am. My mom used to say I had an “old soul,” even at a very early age, perhaps because I spent much of my youth around ...

“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best is now.” Chinese Proverb Over the last few months, I’ve changed my investment strategy for the little bit of after-tax money I have available to invest outside of retirement plans. It’s worth noting before going any further ...

The following guest post is from Charles Rotblut, CFA. Charles is a vice president with the American Association of Individual Investors and the editor of the AAII Journal. His new book is Better Good than Lucky: How Savvy Investors Create Fortune with the Risk-Reward Ratio. Charles writes about stocks, funds and ...

Until late 2008, most adults were more than happy to dump their investment cash into the stock market. However, financial upheaval ripped the rose-colored glasses off most investors. It’s not that the stock market can’t make money when times are tight; it’s that most people just don’t understand enough about ...

The following guest post is from Neal Frankle of Wealth Pilgrim. Wealth Pilgrim is on my short list of daily reads. After reading the post, head over to Neal’s site and sign up to receive his posts. ETF’s (Exchange Traded Funds) are pretty darn popular these days.  The total dollars invested ...

The following guest post was submitted by Evan, the author of StockInvesting101.net, in response to my post earlier this week about dividend investing. On Monday Jason wrote a great overview about dividend investing . Since you now know what dividends are all about, I figured it would be a good opportunity ...

I’ve written before about the various passive income streams available, but up until now I have largely ignored the concept of dividend investing. That was until the recession caused interest rates to drop to levels that don’t even keep pace with inflation. As I searched for higher yields, I was ...

Last year was the first year I have been able to make the maximum contribution to my Roth IRA, thanks in large part to becoming debt free. I was also able to fund a spousal IRA for my wife, who stays home with our kids. Now that it is 2010 I ...

The following post is from Neal of WealthPilgrim.com. After reading the article, be sure to sign up for free at Wealth Pilgrim to receive more from Neal. This question is especially important if you are considering retiring soon or if you have been offered an early retirement package. If you’re like ...