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Do You Prefer Wealth or Appearances?
11/21/2010 – 3:10 am PST | One Comment

For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here’s why.
A few weeks ago I spoke at a church luncheon. The topic was “money myths” and …

A Stock Trader’s Thanksgiving
11/20/2010 – 3:00 pm PST | No Comment

A Stock Trader’s Thanksgiving
I am thankful that I live in the technology age, where I can use a small electronic box called a computer to analyze my stocks and trading techniques on something called a …

A Stock Traders Thanksgiving
11/20/2010 – 2:48 pm PST | No Comment

A Stock Traders Thanksgiving
I am thankful that I live in the technology age, where I can use a small electronic box called a computer to analyze my stocks and trading techniques on something called a …

Exclusive Interview with Ken Fisher Part 6 - How Tax Changes Will Affect the Market
11/20/2010 – 1:36 pm PST | No Comment

Ken Fisher is a money manager, and on the list of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans. He is also a Forbes columnist, where he recently recommended several income stocks, such as Sims Metal Management (SMS), …

High Yield No Debt Stocks
11/20/2010 – 9:24 am PST | No Comment

Debt can have its advantages, such as leverage, but can also be a burden. Many successful companies are debt free, such as Apple (AAPL) or have very low debt relative to cash, such as Amazon …

High Yield No Debt Stocks
11/20/2010 – 9:18 am PST | No Comment

Debt can have its advantages, such as leverage, but can also be a burden. Many successful companies are debt free, such as Apple (AAPL) or have very low debt relative to cash, such as Amazon …

Stories of Getting Out of Debt
11/20/2010 – 3:24 am PST | No Comment

I’ve listed the seven steps to get out of debt. If you’re in debt and want to crush it, these tips offer a proven, methodical way to do so. However, this isn’t the only way …

Trading Realities
11/19/2010 – 11:48 pm PST | No Comment

The book Trading Realities: The Truth, the Lies, and the Hype In-Between by Jeff Augen is a very easy-to-read guide to avoiding fallacies, such as buying for the long term and holding onto stocks …

2010 Lending Club Performance Update – Earning a 12% Annual Rate of Return
11/19/2010 – 3:06 am PST | No Comment

I did not realize it until a reader pointed out that I have not updated everyone on the status of my Lending Club investments. I even went back into the Own The Dollar archives and …

Seven Items Worth Waiting For
11/19/2010 – 1:40 am PST | No Comment

MarketWatch tells us that 57% of holiday shoppers will be making non-gift purchases for themselves this year with the average personal expenditure being $107.50. Ha!
I must admit that my personal list is getting quite healthy. …