Archive for the ‘Investing’ Category

Some great sources for free audiobooks

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Finding time to invest in yourself is smart, especially in today's rocky job market. If you have a commute, as many do, listening to audiobooks is a straightforward way to make productive use of that time. Popping in some thought-provoking or inspirational material can broaden your knowledge and ...

Patching up shortfalls can mean postponing retirement savings

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

This Michelle Singletary column on the Washington Post website has answers to a few readers' questions regarding debt and debt reduction.  The first question outlines a situation that stings a bit.  Here's a summary: Husband has less construction work coming in; takes lesser-paying jobs to bring in something. Couple cuts budget but ...

Investing with a financial advisor? Don’t go in cold!

Monday, December 8th, 2008

(This is a guest post written by ABCs of Investing, a brand new site for novice investors which offers two short and simple investing posts per week.  Feel free to subscribe to the feed.) The majority of investors use a financial advisor or broker to help with their ...

Forget the lolcats and invest in yourself

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Jim posted a bit back about shutting off the financial news and watching lolcats.  Synopsis:  If the market news makes your stomach churn, just put your brain on autopilot for a while. I've checked out ICanHasCheezburger and FailBlog and they're pretty amusing.  No, actually, some of the posts are downright ...