Over the years, a number of you have asked me to write a review about what exactly goes on with a free Empower consultation. The consultation is worth $799 according to them, and I’ve done it twice. Common questions include: Is the consultation really free? Yes. Is the consultation a high pressured sales call in […]
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I’ve admitted to disliking the stock market during times of great volatility. But, there are those rare days when everything goes right and I just love it. Those days are when your shorts go down in an up market, when your longs go up in a down market, your longs go up more during an
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As I’m off to London this summer for business and Wimbledon, I thought it would be a good idea to interview Sarah Wood, Co-Founder of Unruly Media, a social video advertising platform based in London. Sarah has been voted UK Female Entrepreneur of the Year by the Growing Business Awards, one of 15 Women to Watch in Tech by Inc.,
Let me share with you how to make a lot of money in the stock market and STILL feel bad. The stock market really has a way of humbling us all at some point. On May 5, 2013 I wrote an article called, “Should I Invest In China? A Top Down And Bottoms Up Perspective.”
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What’s so bad about the Bank of Mommy and Daddy? We’re back again with what’s turning out to be a really entertaining series showcasing curiously angry comments from readers who find my site through online search. Just to give you some background, roughly 75% of this site’s pageviews a month comes from new readers through
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From Debtor To Millionaire is a guest post from J.D. Roth, who founded the blog Get Rich Slowly in 2006 and is the author of Your Money: The Missing Manual. I first met JD in 2010 for lunch up in Portland when I was still working. By that time, J.D. was already a mini-celebrity in
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“Fake it ’til you make it” is a common saying people with little-to-no experience believe in. “Fake it ’til you make it” is a pretty dangerous way of going about things that matter. I remember when Milli Vanilli got busted for lip synching. I was so sad. They made their millions, garnered tremendous fame, and
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The average 401(k) account balance is now over $100,000 thanks to a long bull market since 2009. Even during a global pandemic, risk asset investments are doing well. Investment management firm Vanguard reported the average account balances for 401(k) plan participants reached a record high of $120,650 at year-end 2024. Meanwhile, Fidelity reports that the average
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Active income is much more enjoyable than passive income due to the positive feeling of purpose. We want to know our actions make a difference no matter how small the scale. But what is the ideal split between passive income and active income? Finding the right balance leads to a better life. For those of
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The biggest problem I see in society is the widening gap between the rich and the poor. When CEOs make 300X their average worker’s salary and the top 5% own roughly 74% of all the assets, we’ve got some serious wealth inequality here! However, perhaps we need to take more personal responsibility about why the
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