The Secret to Investing in the Stock Market When You’re Scared

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Given a choice, most of us would choose to be wealthy. Each of us must eventually come to terms with our financial circumstances and make the best of them. In my earlier article, “How to Invest Your First $500 in the Stock Market,” I explained, in fairly specific terms, how you could begin your march toward wealth with a startup investment of just $500.

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I have found a novel way for anyone with as little as $100 to invest each month a means to invest that $100 in the stock market and bond market. Before I explain this exciting discovery, it is useful for you to understand what conventional brokerage houses like E*Trade offer their customers. This will help you understand the stark difference between these brokers and the service I’m going to introduce you to here.

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5 Things Smart Parents Do to Pay for Their Child’s College Education

Seems like we are being carpet bombed lately with all kinds of stuff on how to pay for college right now, how to get your youngster into a college you can afford, even how to pay for college if you’re broke like found here (How to pay for college when you’re broke). Ok, that’s fine. [...]

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Would you buy this apartment complex?

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So, I was presented this offer by someone in my network today. The cost is 175k Would you buy it or not? I’ve actually made my mind up on this one already, but I’m interested on what you would do and why? For a help check out what the numbers for rental property number four [...]

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How We Saved for My Daughter’s College Fund

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Many people were wondering, or at least I think many were wondering, how would I handle the expenses of a newborn and still be so aggressive with purchasing properties. I must admit, I’m a planner by nature so, I thought of this long before we had a child. My wife and I structured our current [...]

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2 Dumb Mistakes You Make with Your Money

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No one is perfect, and we all make mistakes, but if you make big mistakes with handling your money, you will be left with less each month and not enough to retire in style or, hell, even party in style. Here are some dumb mistakes that you may currently be making with your money. Don’t [...]

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May 2013 Rental Property Report

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My amazing property manager sends me very detailed reports around the 5th of every month. Since, we get paid in 30 day arrears (1 month behind), we get paid last months rent the 5th of this month and etc etc. So… what goodies did I get in my inbox for this month?

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When talking to an infant gets real…

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So Olivia and I were in the gym (home gym), getting our summer body right and she was assisting in the workout. However, she wanted to talk to me between sets and then this happened…  

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Would You Get An Online Cash Advance?

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You may know them as payday loans, but truthfully they go by many names and one of the names is called online cash advance. Now, maybe they wanted to sexy the name up or something, but truth be told they are exactly the same thing. I can imagine a banker thinking of all the flack that the [...]

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How I healed my sick baby. It’s a Miracle!

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As you may know I’m new to this fatherhood thing. My beautiful daughter Olivia was stubbornly born on 1/20/2013. I say stubbornly because instead of being delivered on my birthday like she was supposed to be, she decided to hold out. Now I don’t mind her holding out, but at least be a Capricorn! /le [...]

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Cheat Sheet: How to choose an Online Broker

For many people, the mere idea of using a full-service investment broker is almost an anachronism. In fact, many liken it to fueling their car; you don’t find many (if any) full service gas stations around anymore so everyone expects to pull in and fill up themselves. Similarly, new and even mature investors consider online [...]

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