How to Recover Your Portfolio from the Corona Carnage
Let’s work through a little damage control and see what we can salvage.
Why Treasury Rates Going Negative Today Is A Good Thing!
Today we saw treasury interest rates dip BELOW 0% for a moment. Why is this significant? Why do you care?
Prophecies and Profits During Coronavirus
She actually predicted the worst day in stock market history…
Should I Pay Off My Student Loans or Invest?
Let’s pretend that you’ve just graduated college with a shiny new degree and a big ol’ bag of debt! Should you focus on paying off your loans first and THEN start investing? Or should you follow the standard payoff schedule and invest at the same time? Unfortunately for you, everyone Read more…
Runners Make the Best Investors
Whether you are running or investing you’re not getting very far without personifying this short list. As famed marathoner Becky Wade said, “In this endeavor, diligence and drive are not assets; they’re essentials.”
How the bank calculates your debt payments
Let’s get a few terms straight first: If you would like to follow along, here is a great loan amortization calculator to use for your own amortization calculations. The Calculation When one borrows money, the person or company lending it needs to be paid some sort of interest rate or Read more…
NO, REAL LOTTERY SPENDING HAS NOT DOUBLED SINCE 1995
Finance bloggers and occasionally finance professionals tend to treat the financially illiterate (which is unapologetically most of us) with disdain. So yeah, if I notice an abuse of power and an opportunity for critique I’m going to take it. Last night just before 7pm the Washington Post released an article Read more…