After all the holiday spending, I know you’re now in the saving and investing mood. Now before you start putting your money to the next IPO or condo unit, consider some of these investment resolutions to avoid costly mistakes and make the most of your hard-earned money. Resolution #1: I will have an investment...
I started investing in 1997. Correction: I traded some stocks back in 1997 and 1998, and I made a tiny profit. I have nothing to show for it because I pretty much spent whatever profit I made from the handful of stocks I bought. I was single, working in a bank, and started to...
I’ll be the first one to admit I’m no investment expert. But I know that when it comes to investing, the simpler it is, the better (well, we all know how those complex collateralized debt obligations in the U.S. turned out). I subscribe to the John Bogle (the guy who invented index funds and...
“Where should I invest?” The question on where to invest our hard-earned money is a popular one. But the problem for many people is not where to invest but how (not) to invest. So even before you start thinking about which stock, bond, mutual fund, or real estate project to invest in, consider these five...
How do you split money duties in the first place? Well, there are three major roles to play as we’ve been practicing in our family: Role #1: Earning money Earning money for your family is a huge responsibility and puts a lot of pressure on you. We’ve seen single-income families who have managed to...
Investing can be overwhelming. In journalism, research, or even police investigations, the most basic approach to gathering information is referred to as the 6 W’s (more accurately, the 5 W’s and 1 H or 5W1H): What, Who, Where, When, Why, and How. You can take the same approach as you figure out how to...
