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Announcing the Winner of the $25 “Invest Lazy Man’s Money” Game
Last week, I decided to try something a little new and offer $25 for people to give me ideas on investing my money. I purposely left the guidelines a little loose. Investing is extremely broad to start with. It’s also extremely personal. A successful recommendation would have to know my risk tolerance as well as [...]
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Getting Ready to Buy Some Stock
Wednesday my wife said, “You know we have a lot of cash sitting around, we should start to invest it while everything is cheap.” It’s amazing how I can write about this stuff everyday, while she spends about 4 minutes a year on it, and we both come to the same conclusion. Then Thursday happens [...]
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A Lazy Portfolio
Investing can seem very complex if you are new to it. There are so many options out there. How is one to choose between stocks, mutual funds, CDs, corporate bonds, treasury bonds, savings accounts, and even more exotic options like lending on Prosper. With all this complexity it may be worth simplifying things dramatically. Here’s [...]