The exchanges and brokerages keep merging, new tools come out, and there’s even this Bitcoin thing. It was time for a new edition of Day Trading For Dummies! If you have an old edition and you’re doing fine trading, you don’t need the new one. If you’re new to trading or considering taking it up,… [Read More]
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Guest posts: Dos and Don’ts for returning to school
An adult returning to the classroom is not an uncommon thing these days. Ever since the economic collapse of 2008, many out-of-work or temporarily unemployed adults are returning to the classroom to hone their skills to become more competitive in the job market. However, balancing finances and seeking to pay for college as an adult… [Read More]
Listen to my appearance on Real Money with David Holland
Last month, I appeared on a radio show, Real Money with David Holland. If you’d like to listen to it, click here!
On Gold, Guns, and Dried Food
People always ask me if they should buy gold. I always tell them it’s overvalued, but I’ve been saying that for years. Gold keeps going up in price for no good reason. That’s how bubbles are. It may be obvious that an asset (Beanie Babies, tech stocks, residential real estate) is overvalued, but the price… [Read More]
Paying for college: Six myths about covering college expenses
T. Rowe Price is circulating a nice write-up about covering college expenses, broken down into six myths. You can read the full piece here; I’ve listed them again with a few of my comments: Financial aid is free money that will cover costs. Uh, no. Many scholarships have GPA requirements and loans have to be… [Read More]
