Youthful Investor

  401(k)’s have been on my mind a lot lately. With a recent career change, I now have an employer that offers a very generous, easy to use and options-filled 401(k). I won’t share which employer or which plan I actually use but, will go through some...

When looking for a dependable broker for your personal or business finances, it can seem like a huge mountain to climb, especially if you do not know much about investing. Since not all people use a broker for their own investment plans, it can be...

This article is inspired by the hundreds of investment newsletters out there that focus on a given niche or industry, catering to a very specific audience who are ready to...

This book frames everything around the end of the “Great Recession” and the attempt at recovery in 2011 and 2012. Thus it determines now (2011-2012) and when everyone else is worried is the time to buy. That is when Buffett buys and when almost...

Value investing is no longer as popular as it once was. It’s not as fast as day trading, not as exciting as options or forex, and certainly not as risky as penny stocks. However, it is a balanced approach to investing with a long term outlook for...

Boiler Room is a 1999 film that highlights a college dropout who is hired as a broker at the new mysterious firm, JT Marlin. He gives up his successful Queens based illegal casino, after which several senior brokers recommend him for joining their team....

Questions like, “how much do I need to get started in penny stock investing” and “what’s the minimum I need to trade penny stocks” are all over the internet. In fact, they occur on a daily basis over at Yahoo Answers. Everyone is excited about...

No one really wants to think about being old and gray while the sun is shining and you can still pop up to go running at the drop of the hat. People put off investing in retirement accounts because they think they’ll have a lot of time later. Or maybe it...

  I’m starting to see a trend towards listing investing and day trading as skills on some of my colleagues and readers resumes. In fact the skills are becoming quite common on LinkedIn profiles. But are they necessary? Will they cause more harm than...