I once read a study that made a convincing argument based upon centuries of historical data that most economic progress is possible only when there are extended periods of domestic ... Read More

If there are investments that you are going to need to sell in the short-term, or that you think don't have a decent chance of long-term recovery, you may consider ... Read More

It's been slow, but to be honest I think people are over the stock market this year. They want to focus on what matters - their family, keeping their ... Read More

I recently had a holiday dinner hosted by my paternal grandmother where the topic of conversation included the economy and the process of becoming financially independent. What was most ... Read More

Among the thousands of email we receive, I came across a message from a man who wanted to know if he could sue his parents' brokerage firm for the losses ... Read More

Most of what you learned growing up about money, income, and wealth are not true. This is understandable - think about whom you first learned them from (odds are good, ... Read More

Did you know that all income is not created equally? The taxation of different types of income sources (real estate rents, capital gains, wages, business profits, et cetera) mean ... Read More

Centuries of research and real life experience have proven that business ownership, including investments in common stocks, beat every other asset class on an inflation-adjusted basis. Yet, you cannot begin ... Read More

For the past week, I've been so busy with the launch of one of our new online retailers and buying a house that I hardly had time to watch the ... Read More

There are five different groups that financial ratios fall into when you begin analyzing a company. Discover what they are ...

To keep things easily organized, Wall Street likes to divide businesses into different categories. That way, they can see the exposure various portfolios have to different parts of the economy. ... Read More

Whether you are just starting out on the road to investing or are already far along the way, you need to understand that your portfolio should exist to supplement the ... Read More

This past week, I was considering buying a home near my parents so that when I was back in area, I would have a place from which to work and ... Read More

The price to earnings ratio is the most popular financial ratio, but it doesn't factor in growth. There's another tool used by professional investors known as the PEG ratio ... Read More