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How to Handle Inflation-Tips and Strategies

“The Feds Big Worry is Inflation, Not Markets” writes Justin Lahart in a recent WSJ.com article. 

After writing about inflation for 8 years, my predictions of rising inflation are coming true. Now is the time to learn how to handle inflation.

Prices are inching up from recent years, although, nothing like the double digit inflation rates of the 1980’s. In 1980-1982 inflation rates were 13.5, 10.3 and 6.20% respectively. In contrast, the CPI rose 0.5% in January, 2018 and 2.1% over the last 12...

Stock Market Crash and What to Do Now – Thoughts from Across the Web

A Stock Market Crash Isn’t the End of the World – It’s a Good Thing

Investors across the globe are trying to make sense of the recent stock market crash. While talking with my aunt on the phone, even my uncle was busy checking his investments.

If you went online to check your portfolio balance on Monday, February 5th you might have experienced delays getting to your investment account. Vanguard, the enormous investment company, locked investors out of their accounts due to the sites volume. T...

How to Invest Free Micro Books – Simple, Easy to Implement Wealth Building Resources

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Unison Review – Down Payment Program for Borrowers and More

Unison Review – How Can I Get Help with a Down Payment for a House?

Can your parents spare an extra $50,000 or more?

Did you win the lottery and have $100,000 sitting in your account?

Have you saved up mid-five figures outside of your retirement account?

If you answered no to those questions, yet want to buy a home, Unison can help you get into a new home.

How to Get a Down Payment for a House Fast – What is Unison?

Unison is the answer to “Where to get money for a home down payment?

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Rebalancing Your Investments and Other First World Problems

I’m practically cringing as I write this article. There are so many real problems in this world, that rebalancing your investment portfolio shouldn’t even make the top 10,000. But, with that caveat, I’ll tell you that there’s some stress and anxiety when buying and selling investments. 

Annual Investment Portfolio Rebalancing – Need More Fixed Assets

In January, I manually update our family accounts and input the amounts into an excel spreadsheet to track the asset allocation. Although I use...

Cryptocurrency Trends – Should I Invest in Bitcoin, Litecoin or Ethereum Round up?

Cryptocurrency Investing Thoughts

Every time I open my news, twitter, LinkedIn feeds or Wall Street Journal paper, I’m bombarded with cryptocurrency news. Bitcoin was up to $17,050 on December 20, 2017 and recently fell to $9,833 on January 19, 2018 for a one month 29.39% drop. Does that mean, it’s time to “buy on the dip”? Only if you’ve got money to burn. 

If I hear about one more bitcoin millionaire – oops, that was last month, I think I’ll scream.

This reminds me of the tech bubble, on st...

5 Simple Tips For a Wealthy Life – How to Live a Rich Life, Without Lots of Money

Wealth Tips Aren’t Always About Money

Do you regularly feel worried and stressed? Does depression visit more than you’d like to admit?

Do you envy those around you and think they have more than you do?

There’s a free solution to this modern day malaise. According to Andrew Weil, MD, author of SpontaneousHappiness, certain of modern life create disharmony and depression. Weil posits that we weren’t designed for a modern, sedentary, internet surfing, TV watching, processed food eating life. And...

Fidelity’s Retirement Saving Guidelines – Are You On Track With Your Retirement Saving?

Fidelity Retirement Saving Guidelines Are Aggressive – So Start Saving Now

“Savings factor: Aim to save at least 1x your income at 30, 3x at 40, 7x at 55, 10x at 67.” ~”How Much Do I Need to Retire” at Fidelity.com

Several years ago, Fidelity made a splash with cold hard retirement numbers. The discount brokerage powerhouse told savers and investors exactly how much they needed to save for retirement at each age milestone.

For example:

By age 30, you need the the equivalent of one year’s...

How to Buy Low and Sell High; Dollar Cost Averaging Tutorial

Part 5: Best Investing Method Series-How to Buy Low and Sell High

“All of us would be better investors if we just made fewer decisions.”
Daniel Kahneman ~brainyquote.com

Welcome to Part 5, the final article in the Best Investing Method Series. The goal of this series is to show how to invest – simply. Setting up a lazy portfolio of index funds from diverse asset classes is the closest approach you have to a “sure thing”. Not because you will never lose money, everyone loses money once in aw...

2018 Money Review – Pot ETFs, Boost Returns (Rebalance), Extra Money, Mark Cuban Tips + More

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2018 Money Review Articles – Part 1

In reviewing our social media channels we came up with a curated list of the most shared content for the last few months. You’ll learn “How to Rebalance Your Investments” for better long term returns. Uncover “How Mark Cuban Invests”. Get ideas to “Make More Money on the Week-ends”. And, find out “The Best Marijuana ETFs for Conservative Investors”. 

Start the year off right by getting your finances set f...