Investments

Can Cash Be Considered An Investment? Or Is Cash One Big Drag?

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Can cash be considered an investment? I think cash can, especially if the stock market starts tanking. However, most of the time, cash is seen as a returns drag given cash pays so little. There’s a debate going on between Charles Schwab, who launched its Charles Schwab Intelligent Advisors service (robo-advisor), and existing robo-advisors, Wealthfront and […]

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The 10X Investment Consumption Rule To Fix Bad Spending Habits

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Once your housing expense is under control, the next thing to tame is your consumption habits. The most common waste of money today is buying an automobile. New cars are simply too expensive for the median household income. But because car manufacturers have created ways for consumers to stretch with financing and leasing deals, consumers

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Main Ways To Use A Financial Advisor For Experienced Investors

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If you’re an experienced investor or a DIY investor, you may still want to use a financial advisor. There are plenty of benefits. But, the way you utilize one is going to be different from someone who is unexperienced with the markets. I’ll explain the main ways you should use a financial advisor below. First

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Financial Samurai 1Q2018 Investment Update And Outlook

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This is the Financial Samurai 1Q2018 investment update and outlook. Hopefully everyone got some laughs this April Fool’s! It’s always good to poke fun at yourself once in a while to stay grounded. Yes, Twitter is indeed like high school where there are gang ups, non-stop gossiping, and outbursts of hormonal rage. One of the

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How Low Interest Rates Increase The Value Of Income Producing Assets

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Income producing assets is what it’s all about in a low interest rate environment. Eventually, interest rates will come down again and risk asets will increase in value. There was surprisingly little debate regarding my passive income investment rankings. Figuring out the five factor scores for each of the seven investments took about 10 hours

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Should I Take Profits And Sell Stocks? You Can Never Lose If You Lock In A Gain

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There are growing concerns that the bull market has come to an end in 2024 and it’s now time to take profits.  Downturns seldom ever last for just 6 – 12 months. It’s never worth raising some cash to live to see another day. I finally sold my rental house in San Francisco that went

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