Any saving strategy, investment, or opportunity requires something more basic: cash. To have any cash to put into investments, you have to follow our first rule for early retirement: Pay Yourself First. This concept is a classic and George S. Clayton uses it as a fundamental principle for success within the The Richest Man in […]
Get Working on Not Working
After posting “Our Rules For Retirement,” my daughter replied “I guess I better get started working on not working!” I was immediately proud that she grasped the concept of the article as well as jealous that she encapsulated it so perfectly and succinctly. Therefore, I had to steal her line as the title for this […]
Our Rules for Early Retirement
My wife and I retired early and use our investment income to live. Whether they ever read it or not, this is the first of a series of articles for our kids, nieces, nephews, and friends that outlines how we achieved our financial independence. The success formula, like the recipe for good health, is simple, […]
A dimming light – GE
General Electric (NYSE: GE) was founded by Thomas Edison as the Edison Electric Light Company in 1878 and has been a foundation of many investment portfolios for over 100 years. It is a diversified company with operating segments in power, renewable energy, aviation, healthcare, transportation, lighting, capital (financing), and oil and gas. However, over the […]
Investing: Stock Analysis TTS ENB
Sometimes a good price on a stock is a great value, sometimes it is a trap about to take your money. In today’s blog I evaluate TTS and ENB to see what categories they may fall into.
Basic Investing-Who I Use
When just starting out, or if you have some concerns about your current service providers it helps to have a reference point. I cover who I use for stock investing or stock research – and more importantly – why.
Investing-When to Sell
When should you sell your stocks and how?
Basic Investing: Risk Alignment
There are rules of thumb for long term investing, but they don’t always fit personal circumstances. How do you know what is right for you?
Investing-Today’s Stock Pick (May 2019)
What criteria I used to select between four different stock-buying opportunities today.
Basic Investing: Risk and Return
In a previous blog, we covered different types of investments, but this time let’s talk about Risk versus Return. Risk is the range of uncertainty of gain for an investment combined the likely percentage of the investment you could lose should the investment go bad. Return is the amount of gain one receives for their […]