Inspired by Steve Pavlina’s advice to read a book a week, I’ve been reading a lot more money and entrepreneurial books. I’m reading a real gem right now, How Much is Enough? by Pamela York Klainer.
The main point of the book is that unless we consciously explore our relationship and history with money, we [...]
“I am so close to breaking in into the top 5% of incomes in Oregon.” That was my initial reaction to reading the most recent study by the Economic Policy Institute which measured income disparity by state. The main points of interest were compiled by CNN into a table showing the state [...]
A few days ago I posted that I made a 21% after-tax profit from my investment/speculation account. I pay a lot of attention to that account, of course, and deliberately do not pay as much attention to my Roth IRA. I prefer a “buy-and-hold” approach in that account. Interestingly, that strategy paid [...]
The PMI Group has released its Q4 2005 report on the housing market, with some interesting statistics.
First, despite all the talk of housing bubbles, the risk doesn’t seem that severe for most of the country. This is along the lines of what Greenspan was trying to say when he talked about there being froth [...]
While doing my taxes this weekend, I realized just how well I did on my stock picks last year. Taking into account every trade, I made a profit of 21% after I cashed everything out in December. Even after the capital gain taxes take their bite, I still made a profile of 13%. That is [...]
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