Investing

• Understanding fundamental and technical analysis (11 comments)

  This guest post is by GRS reader Russell Kith, an avid value investor, fan of Warren Buffett and personal finance blogger. You can find more of his articles on investing on his blog, Money Street Smar...Read more »

• Invest like Warren Buffett… but not really (29 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service. If you want peopl...Read more »

• Will you have what you need when you need it? (35 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service. Let's say I told you ...Read more »

• How to audit your own investments (23 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Lisa Aberle. I've hinted before that I was a passive investor. And by passive, I mean that I have always set up a 401(k) and IRAs, then promptly ignored them. But si...Read more »

• Are there any safe investments? (30 comments)

  This guest post is from William Cowie, who has contributed to Get Rich Slowly and other personal finance blogs. He also blogs about investing and offers a free Investing Basics course on Bite the Bull...Read more »

• Invest in this: How I pick stocks (34 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. I've been doing what I call "investment banking" for a friend's company (I say it that way because the work I do is almost definitely not what you prob...Read more »

• The stock market has recovered, but have you? (27 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service. The financial media w...Read more »

• Reader Stories: I bought a duplex to save money on rent (26 comments)

  This story is from Karl Boericke. He is the author of The Frugal Berry, money-saving tips of all kinds for home, office, and small business. In 1990, I was honorably discharged from the Navy and qu...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: What will you invest in this month? (47 comments)

  And before you know it, it’s April, and hopefully, you’re starting to see some signs of spring where you live. Our first two challenges were about sowing some seeds, and now maybe we can watch the...Read more »

• Investing in your investing education: A resource list (23 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Lisa Aberle. Investing isn't new to me. I opened my first CD in high school back in the good old days of 5 percent interest, and I started contributing to my 401(k)...Read more »

• Morningstar’s day for individual investors (3 comments)

  Hey, GRS readers, you have been invited to the Morningstar Individual Investor Conference. This is an all-day webcast (although I'm sure you can jump in and out of the webcast depending on which sessi...Read more »

• The most powerful ways to secure your retirement (33 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service. Whether you can reti...Read more »

• Finding money to invest (besides under the couch cushions) (70 comments)

  When we decided that we were going to start investing more in 2013, I didn't know where we would find the money in our budget. My personality embraces risk… as long as all our other savings goals ...Read more »

• The problem with financial advisers and anyone who brags about their investments (39 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service. Way back in the '90s...Read more »

• Reader Story: Dividends or bust: Thinking critically about investment (53 comments)

  This is shared by Steven Hogan (Twitter @stevehlaw), who has learned a few things about investing that he wanted to share. This story is part of our Reader Stories series. Some stories contain genera...Read more »

• The most important decision you’ll make about your portfolio (29 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. A lot of decision...Read more »

• Fear of investing: Divide(nd) and conquer! (68 comments)

  I've read hundreds of books, articles, and blog posts about money. I save. I like to pay cash. I avoid consumer debt. I know how to make more money. Sounds good, right? Well, I have a skeleton in...Read more »

• The consumer, the ower and the owner (21 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. Happy Day After Chr...Read more »

• A few things to consider before becoming an expatriate (23 comments)

  This post is from Justin Boyle. Justin is an experienced English tutor and writing coach who works as a designer in the tech industry. He lives in Austin, Texas, and finds a lot of things interestin...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: How can we help pay for nieces’ and nephews’ education? (40 comments)

  Strategies for saving for college haven’t been discussed much on Get Rich Slowly over the years. And yet student debt has been a regular and pressing problem for many. Saving before you get to colle...Read more »

• The really, really, really long-term view…and when you’ll die (50 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. I know it’s the h...Read more »

• Reader Stories: My strange love of stocks or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Buffett (36 comments)

  This Reader Story comes from Rick Lee. Rick commented on William Cowie’s post about investing, and several readers wanted to hear his story. So we reached out to him and asked if he’d tell us how ...Read more »

• Reader Stories: Making friends in ‘God’s Waiting Room’ (30 comments)

  This guest post is from Mrs. PoP, who writes at plantingourpennies.com.This is a fitting post near Thanksgiving, as Mrs. PoP has a lot to be thankful for. This story is part of our Reader Stories seri...Read more »

• Is investing optional? (101 comments)

  This guest post from William Cowie. William has contributed to ConsumerismCommentary.com, BudgetsAreSexy.com and other personal finance blogs, including his own, Dropdeadmoney.com. We've all see...Read more »

• 5 principles of fund investing, as illustrated by a zombie (20 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• Being a landlord: Is it worth it? (108 comments)

  This is a guest post from Holly Johnson. Holly is a 32-year-old wife, mother of two, and frugal lifestyle enthusiast. She blogs about saving money, frugal habits, and whatever is on her mind at ClubTh...Read more »

• How Wall Street eats a third of your savings and makes you work longer (35 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• Risk-a-Palooza: All that can go wrong and how to prevent it (30 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• Reader Story: From recession to best financial shape of my life (53 comments)

  This guest post from William Cowie is part of the “reader stories” feature at Get Rich Slowly. William has contributed to ConsumerismCommentary.com, BudgetsAreSexy.com and other personal finance b...Read more »

• Get Free Financial Planning Help (10 comments)

  I've been working with a fee-only financial advisor recently to be sure all my eggs are in the right nests for my future. I've been impressed with her knowledge of law, taxes, insurance, investing -- ...Read more »

• How to Pick the Best Darned Account for You (9 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes o...Read more »

• Community-sourced Investing: Should You Fund Capital Improvements? (35 comments)

  "But, is it a good idea to invest?" asked my friend Marlene, grandmother of a neighbor who was super-excited about the fundraising campaign for a local spice, herb and tea shop. She seemed skeptical. ...Read more »

• Is Your Money in the Right Place? (51 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• How to Invest Using Direct Stock Purchase Plans (51 comments)

  For the next week (or two), we'll be sharing "audition" pieces from folks interested in being new staff writers at Get Rich Slowly. Your job is to let us know what you think of each of these writers. ...Read more »

• Your 401(k) Stinks, and Here’s What to Do About It (62 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• What is a Roth IRA? A Short and Simple Guide (80 comments)

  Note: This post is part of the Roth IRA Movement event organized by Jeff Rose at Good Financial Cents. Today, dozens of financial bloggers are posting articles about Roth IRAs. This is mine. Most o...Read more »

• Buy a Coke — or the Company (84 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• Four Reasons to Invest Internationally (40 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• Is Retirement Just Too Dang Risky? (158 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: How Much Should I Save (and What Should I Save For)? (107 comments)

  Many of the reader questions I get here at Get Rich Slowly follow a familiar formula. The person sends me a breakdown of her income and expenses, also sharing how she's allocating her savings. From th...Read more »

• What Really Makes Your Retirement Accounts Grow (77 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• Learn More About Money from an Investment Group (17 comments)

  I love to learn. That's part of what makes me who I am. And so I spend large chunks of time pursuing passions like astronomy and Spanish...and investing. Sometimes I'm asked if I have a method for pic...Read more »

• The Follies of Fortune Telling (25 comments)

  This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »

• A Closer Look at Bonds (33 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• Reader Story: Saving for Retirement with More Than Mutual Funds (66 comments)

  This guest post from Randy is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success — o...Read more »

• Eight Little-Known Facts about the Roth IRA (97 comments)

  This is a guest post by Jeff Rose, a Certified Financial Planner. Rose is also the author of Good Financial Cents, a financial planning and investment blog. He's also working on his book entitled Sold...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: How Do I Get Started with Investing? (79 comments)

  I've begun to sort through the batch of questions GRS readers submitted a few weeks ago. Surprisingly, many of them are about the basics of investing. But looking at the archives, GRS hasn't covered i...Read more »

• Compound Interest vs. Increased Income — Which Matters More? (54 comments)

  Like nearly everyone else on the internet, I'm a fan of xkcd, the nerdy webcomic from Randall Munroe. My wife, who's a chemist, loves xkcd's science episodes (such as this and this), while I like ever...Read more »

• Estate Planning Essentials: Preparing for the Unpleasantly Possible (24 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He also has a blog, Twitterin...Read more »

• Can You Live on Dividends Alone? (70 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He also has a blog, Twitterin...Read more »

• All That Glitters: Why I’m Not Investing in Gold (211 comments)

  Over the past two years, I've received a lot of requests to write about investing in gold and silver. I've ignored these requests. For one, I feel unqualified to comment. For another, I'm afraid that ...Read more »

• Your Retirement Account Survival Guide (55 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He also has a blog, Twitterin...Read more »

• How I Invest My Money (58 comments)

  Earlier this month, I shared a new financial framework I've been developing, one that stresses earning, spending, and saving as the building blocks of personal finance. Two weeks ago, I elaborated...Read more »

• Rebalancing in Real Life, Part II: Reading and Research (57 comments)

  Last week, I mentioned that I've begun the process of rebalancing my investment portfolio. When I opened my accounts with Fidelity Investments in 2009, I chose an asset allocation (though I can't reme...Read more »

• Rebalancing in Real Life (54 comments)

  Earlier today, Robert Brokamp wrote about the importance of rebalancing your investment portfolio. Over time, as your various investments rise and fall, your actual asset allocation drifts from your i...Read more »

• Rebalancing Your Investment Portfolio (39 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He also has a newly reinvigor...Read more »

• All About Asset Location: How to Make the Most of Your Accounts (68 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He also has a newly reinvigor...Read more »

• The Tao of the Dow: All About Stock Market Indexes (15 comments)

  This is a guest post from MP Dunleavey, who is a contributing editor at Money magazine and the editorial director at Daily Worth, which offers free, daily money tips for women. What exactly is the ...Read more »

• What To Do with an Old 401(k) (68 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. When a friend of mine changed jobs recently, she d...Read more »

• A Brief Intro to Peer-to-Peer Lending (60 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. Lately, I've heard a lot of buzz about how peer-to...Read more »

• The Most Important Factor in Retirement Savings (67 comments)

  "Wanna see something neat?" Kris asked the other night. She was holding the year-end statement from her work-based retirement plan. "Sure," I said. "Show me the money." She handed the statement ...Read more »

• Don’t Get Rich Any Slower Than You Have To (66 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• Stupid Stock Market Tricks (65 comments)

  USA Today has just published what might be the most irresponsible piece of financial journalism I've seen in the past five years of writing Get Rich Slowly. It embodies everything that's wrong with th...Read more »

• Index Funds: The Investment Answer? (39 comments)

  Yesterday, GRS reader Mike Robertson sent me a New York Times article about Gordon Murray, the author of a new book called The Investment Answer. Mike writes, "I'm at a point in my investing life ...Read more »

• Morningstar Ratings: Useful or Useless? (18 comments)

  This is a guest post from Edwin Choi, the founder of Mariposa Capital Management. Edwin is a fee-only investment advisor in Los Angeles and a long-time reader of GRS. Prior to starting Mariposa, Choi ...Read more »

• Best Books on Investing: My Favorite Investing Authors (24 comments)

  Best Books on Investing: My Favorite Investing Authors This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s R...Read more »

• Dinner with the Diehards: A Chat About Investing (37 comments)

  It's been a long time since I wrote about investing at Get Rich Slowly. I haven't abandoned the subject, but my mind has been on other things. Besides, I've been practicing what I preach. I've investe...Read more »

• Book Review: The Skinny on Real-Estate Investing (21 comments)

  Book Week at Get Rich Slowly comes to a close today. Well, I guess tomorrow's Ask the Readers is about books, but this is the final review. I've saved the best for last. Over the past year, I've h...Read more »

• How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios (61 comments)

  Mary and her husband set out to build a stock portfolio worth $25,000 as a college graduation present for each of their children. That's a lofty goal. How did they do it? In her entry to the GRS video...Read more »

• Investing in Stocks: It’s Not as Bad as You Think (44 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• SEC Proposes New Rules for Target Date Funds (29 comments)

  This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. During the 2008 financial crisis, target date, or life-cycle, funds were hit hard. People who were just a couple years away from retiring held 2010 ...Read more »

• Choosing a Target-Date Fund (34 comments)

  This is a guest post from Edwin Choi, the founder of Mariposa Capital Management. Edwin is a fee-only investment advisor in Los Angeles and a long-time reader of GRS. Prior to starting Mariposa, Edwin...Read more »

• The Marginal Utility of Money (36 comments)

  This is a guest post from Mike Piper, who writes at Oblivious Investor, where he explains such thrilling topics as 401k rollovers and Roth IRA rules. I know I'm taking a risk by starting an article...Read more »

• The Best Way to Pay for Advice: The Advantages of a Fee-Only Financial Advisor (37 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• The Snowball: How Compounding Affects Money, Knowledge, and Life (48 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• MyFinancialAdvice.com Helps the Average Person Find a Financial Advisor (13 comments)

  Many companies send me press releases and e-mail trying to get my attention. Some of these companies suck. Others are fine, but I don't have the time to look at them. Every once in a while, though, I ...Read more »

• Roth IRA Conversions Made Easy (41 comments)

  This is a guest post from Steve Juetten, a fee-only certified financial planner in Bellevue, Washington, and long-time Get Rich Slowly reader. He has written a book for consumers on the topic of 2010 ...Read more »

• The Problem With Prognostication: Why You Shouldn’t Invest Based on “Expert” Predictions (32 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• How to Get the Best Rates on Your Savings — Safely (64 comments)

  Over the past year, one of the frequent questions I get is: "Where I can safely invest my money to get a decent return?" For example, Joseph wrote in November: Around February/March I should have $...Read more »

• How My Real Estate Investing Adventure Came to an End (53 comments)

  This article is by staff writer Adam Baker, whose own blog previously featured a comparison of money gurus in Dave Ramsey vs. Suze Orman. This is final article of a three-part series on how he stumble...Read more »

• Lessons Learned from Rushing Into Real-Estate Investing (40 comments)

  This article is by staff writer Adam Baker, whose own blog recently featured a must-see graphic on credit card transactions around the world. This is part two of a three-part series on how he stumbled...Read more »

• How I Bought an 8-Unit Apartment Building with No Money Down and Walked Away with $1000 Cash at Closing (86 comments)

  This article is by staff writer Adam Baker. Baker recently outlined his ambitious 2010 goals for his blogging, business, and life. When I was 23, I bought an eight-unit apartment building with no m...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: Life After a Maxed-Out IRA? (82 comments)

  It's been a long time since we had an Ask the Readers around here. Time to remedy that situation! Jeff recently wrote with a question about saving. The lucky dog has saved so much that he doesn't know...Read more »

• Getting Started with Asset Allocation (37 comments)

  This is a guest post from Dylan Ross, a certified financial planner and a long-time GRS reader. If you’re new to investing, recognize the merits of using low-cost index funds, but you’re not su...Read more »

• Index Funds: Why Choose Anything Else? (124 comments)

  This is a guest post from Mike Piper, who blogs at The Oblivious Investor, where he reminds readers that investing doesn't have to be complicated or stressful. Mike is a long-time GRS reader and the a...Read more »

• The Roth IRA Made Easy (74 comments)

  Starting a Roth IRA is one of the easiest — and best — steps you can take to save for retirement. I know I've written a lot about the Roth IRA in the past, but I still get questions all th...Read more »

• Pay Yourself First (55 comments)

  This article is the fourth of a fourteen-part series that explores the core tenets of Get Rich Slowly. It's also a part of National Save for Retirement Week. One of the oldest rules of personal fi...Read more »

• Dow 10,000 and Other Nonsense (70 comments)

  A reporter from SmartMoney contacted me a couple of weeks ago to ask me to participate in a little game they were hosting. "All you have to do is guess when the Dow will hit 10,000," she said. "This i...Read more »

• Investing 101: How Diversification Reduces Risk (28 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• Sound Saving and Investing: Taking the Road to Riches Step-by-Step (28 comments)

  This is a guest post from Richard Barrington, a freelance writer and novelist who spent over 20 years as an investment industry executive. Barrington is a regular contributor at MoneyRates. Previously...Read more »

• Free eBook! The Get Rich Slowly Guide to Roth IRAs (26 comments)

  In early 2008, I put together an e-book. I collected my series of articles about the virtues of the Roth IRA, cleaned them up, added new information, and drafted a 30-page document to serve as a sort ...Read more »

• Mr. Market’s Wild Ride (171 comments)

  The U.S. stock markets have provided a wild ride over the past year. The S&P 500 stock market index recently posted its best five-month gain since 1938. Yet many people missed out on this. And no wond...Read more »

• Ask The Readers: What Is Your Appetite for Risk? (75 comments)

  This is a guest post from A.J. Clark, a long-time lurker at Get Rich Slowly. A.J. is a potential Staff Writer for GRS. He is a recent college graduate who writes software in the financial services ind...Read more »

• How Much Is Your 401(k) Costing You? (48 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• What Squirrels Can Teach Us About Investing (23 comments)

  This is a guest post from Paul Puckett of Beacon Wealth Advisors. Puckett is the author of Investiphobia: You Can Invest Without Fear. This piece originally appeared at his blog, Just Puckett, and I l...Read more »

• Investing as a Couple: Draw on Your Differences (35 comments)

  This is a guest post from Cristina Adams, editor of DailyWorth. DailyWorth offers daily personal-finance tips for women. It’s official: Warren Buffet has a feminine side. Not that the billionaire...Read more »

• Saving for the Short Term (49 comments)

  Dave wrote yesterday with a common question. He's looking for a low-risk investment with decent returns, but not having any luck finding one. He writes: I currently have a Money Market Savings ac...Read more »

• How Long You’ll Be Investing (18 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• The Problem With Market Timing (76 comments)

  I'm in the process of consolidating all of my investment accounts at Fidelity. This isn't because I think Fidelity is "the best", but because I think they're good and they're certainly convenient. The...Read more »

• What Makes Us Tick: A Short Film About How the Stock Market Works (from 1952) (15 comments)

  It's been several months since I've discovered a new money movie to share with you. I love these things, but I've exhausted most of my sources for Public Domain material. However, while browsing the P...Read more »

• An Investor’s Manifesto: 20 Guiding Principles for Investment Success (41 comments)

  Knight Kiplinger is the editor-in-chief and a columnist for Kiplinger's Personal Finance, one of the "big three" money magazines. In the June issue, Kiplinger offered an investor's manifesto, a list o...Read more »

• Investment Risk and the Growth of Wealth: The Importance of Course Corrections (63 comments)

  This is a guest post from Carl Richards at Behavior Gap. I have a problem. In fact, I think we all have a problem: We have been way too focused on returns, resulting in the utter destruction of ...Read more »

• Why I Love the Roth IRA (49 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• The Lazy Way to Investment Success (492 comments)

  While researching investment strategies for my retirement savings, I've been reading a lot of books. There are hundreds of authors offering thousands of tips for turning a small pile of gold into a bi...Read more »

• Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (17 comments)

  I read a lot of personal finance books. Most possess a certain sameness. They offer good advice, yes, but there's nothing special about them. Perhaps that's why I'm drawn to two specific types of fina...Read more »

• No Crystal Ball Required: Getting Better Investment Returns (Without Guessing) (24 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• How to Build Wealth, Ignore Wall Street, and Get on With Your Life (233 comments)

  This is a guest post rom Bill Schultheis, author of The New Coffeehouse Investor: How to Build Wealth, Ignore Wall Street, and Get On With Your Life. Schultheis is an investment advisor in Kirkland, W...Read more »

• Developing an Investment Policy Statement (46 comments)

  I'm in the process of consolidating all of my investments under one roof. This includes: My Roth IRA (currently with Sharebuilder) My profit-sharing pension through the family box factory (curre...Read more »

• Three Lessons from Warren Buffett (34 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Beginning today, Robert will contribute one article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks. It's my hope that he'll bring a fresh perspective t...Read more »

• How to Find the Right CD or Money Market Account (21 comments)

  This is a guest post from Richard Barrington, a Chartered Financial Analyst and 20-year veteran of the financial industry. Barrington blogs regularly at MoneyRates. Conservative savings vehicles su...Read more »

• How to Create Your Own Target-Date Mutual Fund (34 comments)

  This is a guest post from Frank Curmudgeon, who writes about bad money advice at his aptly-named blog, Bad Money Advice. You may have heard of target-date funds. In 2006 they were okayed as default...Read more »

• How to Read a Mutual Fund Prospectus (28 comments)

  This is a guest post from Neal Frankle, a Certified Financial Planner, and the author of Wealth Pilgrim, a blog about his financial journey. If we’ve learned anything from the current financial c...Read more »

• Investing 101: How Bonds Work (34 comments)

  This is a guest post from Joe Light, a staff writer for Money Magazine. Light also shares daily insight at his blog, Invest Wisdom. You probably know how to find and buy stocks. It's so easy, E*Tra...Read more »

• The Basics of Bonds (22 comments)

  Tomorrow morning, Get Rich Slowly will feature a guest post about how bonds work. Bonds don't get a lot of press. They're not as sexy as stocks, and many beginning investors simply ignore them. (I kno...Read more »

• Fail-Safe Investing? Harry Browne’s Permanent Portfolio (64 comments)

  "The first rule of investing is don't lose money; the second rule is don't forget rule number one." — Warren Buffett At the end of March, I asked you what topics you'd like to see covered dur...Read more »

• Investing for Your Future (8 comments)

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• Investing 101: An Introduction to Asset Allocation (30 comments)

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• Snake-Oil Salesmen? Debating the Role of the Financial Media (74 comments)

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  Although I mention other methods of investing around here from time-to-time, the fact is that most of my retirement investments remain ensconced in index funds. Index funds are mutual funds created to...Read more »

• Should CNN Replace Stock Analysts — With Cats? (16 comments)

  You know what? Personal finance is too serious — especially lately. I have a "funny money" category, but I rarely use it. Maybe I should post something to it now and then. Something like this: ...Read more »

• REAL Long-Term Investing: 7% Annually for 135 Years (23 comments)

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• The Young Money Stock Market Game (31 comments)

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• Tune in Tonight: Nightly Business Report Interviews Warren Buffett (20 comments)

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• Interview: The Motley Fool’s David Gardner Talks About Stock-Market Investing (19 comments)

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• Million Dollar Portfolio: The Motley Fool Guide to Stock-Market Investing (46 comments)

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• Tax-Loss Harvesting: How to Use the Market Downturn to Save on Taxes This Year (26 comments)

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• How Much Does the Stock Market Actually Return? (84 comments)

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• Yes, You Can Achieve Financial Independence (33 comments)

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• Investing 101: An Introduction to Index Funds and Passive Investing (56 comments)

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• How to Invest in a Bad Economy (63 comments)

  Yesterday, USA Today published a piece describing how you should invest in a bad economy. Though the market is in shambles, the authors write, it's no time to panic: Enough. The stock market &mdash...Read more »

• Bull Moves in Bear Markets (55 comments)

  In high school, I once dated a girl whose father believed the world was doomed to nuclear destruction. While his family lived in a trailer house (as did mine), this man spent a lot of time and mon...Read more »

• Put Your Savings on Steroids with Certificates of Deposit (73 comments)

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• Meeting the Diehards: Profiting from Shared Wisdom (22 comments)

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• Investing in a Bear Market (93 comments)

  On 09 October 2007, the Dow Jones Industrials hit a record high, closing at 14,279. What a difference a year makes: Last Friday, the Dow closed at 8451, and there's a good chance it will drop even fur...Read more »

• Are You Worried About Today’s Economy? (44 comments)

  I drove to the box factory earlier this week to chat with my former co-workers. While I was there, I asked my cousin Nick (the bookkeeper) for info on the company retirement plan. I still have $80,000...Read more »

• All I Really Need to Know About Stocks I Learned in the Sixth Grade (An Interview with David Gardner) (28 comments)

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• How to Cope with a Lousy 401(k) Plan (42 comments)

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• Simplify Your Investing: An Introduction to DRIPs (42 comments)

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• Ask the Readers: How to Get Started with Investing? (70 comments)

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• The Four Pillars on Index Funds (20 comments)

  This morning I reviewed the highly-regarded The Four Pillars of Investing, in which author William Bernstein makes the case for diversification and investing in index funds. At the end of chapter thre...Read more »

• The Four Pillars of Investing (15 comments)

  For the past year, I've been looking for a book to recommend for novice investors, a book that would offer sensible advice without becoming too technical. I believe I've finally found that book. In...Read more »

• Report from Motley Fool HQ: How Do People Find and Use Financial Information? (7 comments)

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• Picking Stocks with The Motley Fool’s CAPS (15 comments)

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• Personal Finance Made Easy: Pay Yourself First (84 comments)

  Yesterday I shared some financial tips my father gave me when I was a sophomore in college. He didn't stop there. After I graduated, he continued to offer advice. One of the things he told me was, "Pa...Read more »

• Why It Pays to Ignore Financial News (27 comments)

  Financial news can be dangerous to the health of your investment portfolio. I spent some time yesterday reading recent articles about the stock market. What I found was mostly hysterical hype ("Gas...Read more »

• Warren Buffett on Market Fluctuations: Investors Gain When the Market Falls (20 comments)

  Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholders meeting over the weekend. The company, run by Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett (the world's richest man, and one of my personal heroes), continues to d...Read more »

• Trading Stocks: How Do I Find Good Stocks? (64 comments)

  This is a guest post from John Forman from The Essentials of Trading. Forman is the author of a book by the same name. He has been a trader of the stock and other markets for over 20 years, and is a p...Read more »

• I Quit My Job — What Should I Do With My 401k? (78 comments)

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• Book Review: Investing 101 (8 comments)

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• Saving and Investing: An Introduction to Stock Valuation (13 comments)

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• What Would Warren Buffett Do? (28 comments)

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• What If You Didn’t Start Saving Early? Advice for Late Bloomers (30 comments)

  "Saving is the key to wealth," I wrote last week while trumpeting the extraordinary power of compound interest. "If you do not spend less than you earn, and if you do not save the difference, you cann...Read more »

• Saving and Investing: An Introduction to Diversification (24 comments)

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• How to Conquer Your Fear of Investing (33 comments)

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• The Compound Return Marathon: Which Retirement Strategy Will Win? (53 comments)

  This is a guest post by G.E. Miller, head author of the personal finance blog 20-Something Finance. It's a nice companion to my article this morning about the extraordinary power of compound interest....Read more »

• The Extraordinary Power of Compound Interest (89 comments)

  If you’re young, you may not think you need to open a retirement account. You probably think it’s easier to worry about it five years from now. Or ten. You’re wrong. No matter what your age, now...Read more »

• The Individual Investor’s Guide to the Top Mutual Funds (19 comments)

  Because I thought it would be a great source of material for Get Rich Slowly, last fall I enrolled in a lifetime membership to the American Association of Individual Investors. AAII is a non-profit fo...Read more »

• What’s the Safest Thing I Can Do with My Money? (41 comments)

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• The Number One Impact on Your Investments is YOU (18 comments)

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• The Kitchen-Table Investor: Wealth-Building Strategies for Working Families (25 comments)

  As you might expect, most of my personal investments are safely tucked away in index funds, those mutual funds designed to track the performance of a particular stock market index. This is a smart way...Read more »

• How Lower Fees and Expenses with Index Funds Could Mean 33% More to Spend in Retirement (29 comments)

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• Money Hack: Use CDs to Beat Falling Interest Rates (42 comments)

  When the Federal Reserve cuts short-term interest rates, as it did yesterday, you feel the pinch in your savings account. My ING Direct account, for example, has dropped from 4.50% when I opened it to...Read more »

• Does the Financial Industry Subtract Value from the Economy? (23 comments)

  Vintek pointed me to a Bill Moyers interview with John Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and patron saint of index funds. (He's also one of my financial heroes.) Mostly, the conversation revolves a...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: Is Now a Good Time to Buy Index Funds? (64 comments)

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• Growing Money: A Complete Investing Guide for Kids (14 comments)

  During my family's Christmas celebration, I learned a little more about my oldest nephews. I don't see them often, so it's hard to know what interests them. This year, I learned that six-year-old Alex...Read more »

• The Basics of RRSPs: Registered Retirement Savings Plans (28 comments)

  This morning we have a little something for our neighbors to the north. This is a guest post from Frugal Trader, who writes about personal finance from a Canadian perspective at Million Dollar Journey...Read more »

• What to Consider When Opening Your First Brokerage Account (23 comments)

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• The Random Walk Guide to Investing: Ten Rules for Financial Success (18 comments)

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• Ben Stein: Buy Low, Sell High (32 comments)

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• The Pros and Cons of Sharebuilder (75 comments)

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• Ask the Readers: What to Do When Money and Ethics Clash? (51 comments)

  Here's a personal finance truism: if your employer offers a 401(k), be sure to take advantage of any matching funds. That's a terrific idea, but what if doing so presents an ethical dilemma? Eric wrot...Read more »

• Can You Have a Savings Account in a Roth IRA? (24 comments)

  Yesterday, Brent wrote with a question regarding the types of investments one can have in a Roth IRA: Is there such a thing as a Roth IRA "savings" account that gets rates comparable to a good "reg...Read more »

• Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA: Which is the Best Deal? (23 comments)

  I'm often asked, "Which is best, a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA?" There's no one right answer. Which option you choose depends on your goals, and it depends on what you think your income will be ...Read more »

• Book Review: The Automatic Millionaire (57 comments)

  David Bach is perhaps best known for coining the term the latte factor, a phrase that has almost become a joke in personal finance circles. That's too bad, really, because Bach has some good ideas. An...Read more »

• The Upside of Risk: Why Market Volatility is a Good Thing (13 comments)

  The November 2007 issue of Kiplinger's has a great article from James K. Glassman called "The Upside of Risk". Glassman's explanation of market risk is wonderful. Normally, I'd post an excerpt from th...Read more »

• One Man Who Beats the Market (and His Suggestions for Individual Investors) (46 comments)

  I've edited this post to clarify a few things, and to add information researched by GRS readers. Thanks! The average investor cannot beat the market on a regular basis. For her, index funds are the...Read more »

• Countrywide and Me: A Real-Life Look at Risk Tolerance (41 comments)

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• 12 Investing Mistakes I’ve Made (and How You Can Learn From Them) (63 comments)

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• Lifestyles of the Rich and Boring (12 comments)

  Index funds are boring. They're not sexy. No one gets excited when your hot stock tip is to buy the Vanguard Total Stock Market Fund (VTSMX). Yet indexed mutual funds are the best choice for most inve...Read more »

• Questions and Answers with Warren Buffett (16 comments)

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• 20 Great Nuggets of Personal Finance Advice (12 comments)

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• What if the Stock Market Makes You Nervous? (31 comments)

  A couple of readers have mentioned that they're nervous about the stock market's recent volatility. I've read similar concerns on other blogs and financial news sites. People are worried that the stoc...Read more »

• Community Investing and Other Socially-Conscious Banking Options (22 comments)

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• Questions and Answers about Roth IRAs (38 comments)

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• Stock Tips from Ten-Year-Olds (31 comments)

  We spent several hours last Saturday walking the streets of southeast Portland, looking for bargains. Portland's posh Eastmoreland neighborhood held its 22nd annual garage sale (which I wrote about la...Read more »

• Which Investments Are Best for a Roth IRA? (34 comments)

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• How to Start a Roth IRA (and Where to Do It) (231 comments)

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• What is a Roth IRA and Why Should You Care? (88 comments)

  The most common e-mail I get goes something like this: I'm going to start a Roth IRA on my own, and I'd like to know what online sites you or your readers would suggest. I want to invest in index...Read more »

• Working Dollars: Investment Lessons from 1957 (10 comments)

  Here's a 1957 cartoon about the virtues of stock market investing from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Fred Finchley is a family man with a good job, a lovely wife, two rambunctious children, and ...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: Is It Better to Invest or to Prepay a Mortgage? (194 comments)

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• When and How To Hire a Financial Planner (14 comments)

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• Beat the Market with Lazy Portfolios (26 comments)

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• Casey Serin: $2 Million in Debt in Two Years (60 comments)

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• Book Review: Time is Money (4 comments)

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• What the Stock Market Decline Means for You (23 comments)

  You might have noticed that the U.S. stock markets took a tumble today. In fact, the drop was the largest in five years. What does this stock market correction mean to the average investor? What does ...Read more »

• More Real-Life Prosper Experience (14 comments)

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• Prosper: Investing on YOUR Terms (52 comments)

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• Jim Cramer on AAPL (15 comments)

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• Ask the Readers: Finding a Financial Advisor? (33 comments)

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• Ask the Readers: Where to Start With the Stock Market? (42 comments)

  Jono is ready to dive into stock investing, but he doesn't know where to begin: I currently attend UCLA and am just a first year (undergraduate), but I am extremely interested in investing in sto...Read more »

• Are Index Funds the Best Investment? (59 comments)

  For 35 years, Bay Area finance revolutionaries have been pushing a personal investing strategy that brokers despise and hope you ignore. [This is] the story of a rebellion that's slowly but surely put...Read more »

• A Brief Conversation About Money (12 comments)

  10:58 AM Sparky: are you truly making boxes? J.D.: No, we're bitching about stuff. 11:00 AM Sparky: gotta get back to rewiring 11:10 AM Sparky: i made my own mutual fund last night and backed te...Read more »

• Morningstar’s Investing Classroom (7 comments)

  Marty wrote with an awesome tip for those interested in learning how to invest: Lifehacker has a great link to free online investing classes at Morningstar. I signed up and have taken a couple....Read more »

• The Beauty of Penny Stocks (19 comments)

  William at A Financial Revolution has some words of advice on penny stocks. The beauty of penny stocks is that they are one of the only investments for which one simple, blanket rule applies withou...Read more »

• Should You Invest Like Your Congressman? (9 comments)

  Do you believe that politicians act in their own best interests? Do you believe that they're likely to implement laws that help their aims rather than hurt them? What if you knew in which companies yo...Read more »

• The Billionaire Next Door: The Wisdom of Warren Buffett (33 comments)

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• Tax Tips for Tykes (6 comments)

  Here's some end-of-the-year advice from new GRS-reader W.C. Varones, a finance professional from San Francisco. Varones writes that if you have investments for your children, now is the time to maximi...Read more »

• Intro to Mutual Funds: Index Funds (6 comments)

  Before I delete the GRS forums, I'm moving the best posts here. Last month I shared Vintek's introduction to mutual funds. Here he explains index funds. In my previous discussion of mutual funds, I...Read more »

• No One Ever Went Broke Taking a Profit (11 comments)

  If you are interested, and can afford it, you might consider setting aside some personal "investment fun money". This is money with which you allow yourself to invest outside the standard "buy-and-hol...Read more »

• An Introduction to Mutual Funds (18 comments)

  The GRS discussion forums have become spam magnets. They weren't used much anyhow, so I'm taking them down. (To be replaced by something better in the future.) I don't want to lose any of the contribu...Read more »

• The Good Stuff: Choosing Quality Over Price (31 comments)

  Saving money doesn't have to be dull. It's possible to be too frugal, to deny yourself too much. It doesn't have to be that way. You can enjoy the good life — eating out, spending time with frie...Read more »

• Make Money Quick! In the Stock Market! (16 comments)

  There is no reliable way to make money quickly. If there were, everyone would be doing it. Get-rich-quick schemes are just that: schemes. Sure, it's possible to get lucky at a casino, or to make a wel...Read more »

• Reader Submission: Old Lady with Loads of Money (1 comment)

  Get Rich Slowly-reader D submitted the following story, which is typical of many similar that I've heard: A few years back I was working in the city for a CPA firm when an associated legal firm b...Read more »

• Cashing in on CDs (20 comments)

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• The Hardest Thing to do in Investing (3 comments)

  Penepole Wang says that it takes guts to sell what's hot and buy what's not, but it's the fundamental key to success on the stock market. The oldest adage in investing is "buy low, sell high." When...Read more »

• Phil Town’s Rule #1 Investing (37 comments)

  Rule #1 by Phil Town is not a general personal finance book, and it's not a book for beginning investors — it turns a lot of conventional investment wisdom on its ear. The book explores a phil...Read more »

• General Investment Tips (2 comments)

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• Investment Strategies for Potential Nuclear Attacks (1 comment)

  The latest issue of Smart Money landed in my mailbox on Saturday. Inside was this doozy of a question: I'm confident in my investments, but one thing could throw them off: a nuclear attack on a maj...Read more »

• Ticker: Stock-Tracking Software (1 comment)

  Ticker is a simple (and free) stock-tracking tool for the Macintosh. It's a little software gem. Because Ticker doesn't try to dazzle with a wide array of features, it's very easy to use. To ad...Read more »

• Jim Cramer’s Mad Money (3 comments)

  Jim Cramer, manic host of CNBC's Mad Money, has something of a cult following, especially among investment bloggers. (Did you know there were investment bloggers? There are many!) Nancy Franklin, t...Read more »

• Pep Talk: Pay Yourself First (7 comments)

  All the money books tell you to do it. All the personal finance blogs say it, too. Even your dad has given you the same advice: Save ten percent of everything you earn. But it's hard. That money...Read more »

• The Wealthy Barber on Compound Returns (6 comments)

  I'm nearly finished with The Wealthy Barber, and will post a review soon. However, I wanted to share this passage, which echoes my previous comments on the power of compound returns. Roy, the wealt...Read more »

• Playing the Stock Market: Don’t Second-Guess Yourself (0 comment)

  Earlier this year I decided I had enough extra income to to begin making regular investments. Since January, I've invested $400 in a Sharebuilder IRA plan. This move was inspired by David Bach's Autom...Read more »

• Socially Responsible Investing (4 comments)

  Last week a reader asked about socially responsible investments. I recruited a friend to provide a brief overview of the subject. Now Money and Values has posted a terrific introduction that offers mo...Read more »

• The World’s Easiest Guide to Retirement Accounts (3 comments)

  Ramit at I Will Teach You to Be Rich has posted The World's Easiest Guide to Understanding Retirement Accounts, a brilliant introduction to these important investments. "If you start a retirement acco...Read more »

• Clearing Up Roth IRA Confusion (1 comment)

  Today's CNNMoney "Ask the Expert" column clears up a common confusion regarding the nature of Individual Retirement Accounts. A woman writes: I opened a Roth IRA at my credit union, but now I'm con...Read more »

• Reader Question: Socially Responsible Investments? (6 comments)

  A Get Rich Slowly reader recently submitted a question: "What options exist for socially responsible investment?" My husband and I save, and we own a house and may invest in more property later,...Read more »

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  Get Rich Slowly is a personal finance site, not an investment site, but we will cover useful information on investing from time-to-time. This is one of them. The Investopedia has an enormous archive o...Read more »