When it comes to online courses on personal finances out there, they certainly run the gamut. Many of them stress different methods and angles of managing your money – but very few (I’ve found) teach specifically about investing. This is why we were excited to review the Multiply course offered by Sound Mind Investing (SMI). …
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5 Ways to Prepare for the Bubble of Everything
On the way into work the other day, I caught an interview with former Crown Financial President, Robert Dickie. It was an interesting discussion on a future economic downturn that will likely affect everyone (worldwide). Now, I give you this information with a disclaimer. Obviously, only God knows the future and – if you’re a …
Can Kids Invest in Stocks or Mutual Funds?
At 13 years old I asked my parents if I could start investing money in the stock market through a mutual fund. I’d saved about $1500 from starting my own hog selling business, and through working in the fields during the summer. My small nest egg was the result of 4-5 years of hard work, …
Passive Income Streams: Jan 2017 Report
First month of 2017 is in the books and we are off to a fast start! Boy are things off to a blazing start with our goals and focus of creating passive income streams to payoff my mortgage and exit into debt freedom. I’m excited about what the year holds in store for generating passive …
Making Investment Interesting and Affordable to a New Generation
The following is written by our friends at Modest Money, a personal finance and investing site. For many years, there was a massive generation gap when it came to investing. Our parents and grandparents had their ways of buying and selling stock. This involved lots of phone calls and newspapers – perhaps a little emailing …
What to do Based on Events at LendingClub?
A couple of weeks ago, Aaron, e-mailed me an article from Google Finance showing how LendingClub.com was going through a number of regulatory problems. It came as a surprise, because I had recently (in December) started investing in LendingClub with the revenue I have been making off my egg sales. In essence, this is extra …
What Are Binary Options?
As you’ve all heard through my monthly income streams report, I’m always looking for another way to make money, and create another stream of income. Recently, I came upon the concept of investing in Binary Options, and have been doing a lot of research along the way. What are Binary Options? Binary Options is a …
Stock Picking Challenge Results + Giveaway Winner
The 1st Annual Stock Picking Challenge is in the books and I have to say that it has re-ignited a desire in me to start investing in stocks again. It’s been fun to research them and then see how they perform over the month. I knew this before – but doing the Challenge has reinforced my …
1st Annual Stock Picking Challenge
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve had a strange fascination with the stock market. It was in a junior high economics class that I had my first experience with the stock market. We had to research and select a certain number of stocks – and track them over the course of the trimester. It was amazing to …
How I Made Money Off Krispy Kreme – and Why You Should (Probably) Buy Your Own Stocks
Early in my 20’s I was gifted several thousands of dollars by a relative. This was a LOT of money to me at the time and I really wanted to make good use of it. But, I wasn’t that great with money. I had thousands in school loan debt and had just made one of the …