After accidentally becoming exposed to the true nature of economics a few years ago, I determined to teach my children about this oft neglected subject. We began with Thomas Sowell's book Basic Continue Reading
The Destructive American Tradition of Fundraising
Where did this preoccupation with fundraising get started? It's not that I have any problem with giving or sharing. But the barrage of people asking for donations is astounding. When did it become Continue Reading
Profile of an Investor – A Lesson in Passing on Money Management Skills to Your Children
(This is a true story, but names have been withheld to protect privacy) When Mr. X was a boy, his dad was a business owner who worked hard 6 days a week. By this example, the children were taught Continue Reading
The Pitfalls of Government Subsidized Stock Market Investments
It's done all the time. A word that you thought you knew the definition to is taken and applied to a certain thing, in order to lull people into feeling warm fuzzies about what is really a power play Continue Reading
Is Investment Income from the Stock Market Free Money?
There is no such thing as free money. There may be fake money or stolen money, both of which affect the value of whatever is being used as money. But no money is free. There really is no "free" Continue Reading
Profile of an Investor – Perspectives of a 16 Year Old Girl on a Boise AAII Meeting
Recently I accompanied my mother, for the second time, to an investors meeting. The meeting is an exchange of information among a group of people who are investing, or want to learn about investing Continue Reading
Investing in Master Limited Partnerships – An Investment by Any Other Name with Different Tax Rules and Government Regulation of Industry
I just heard of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) for the first time this month. Initially, I was intimidated. However, after some discussion at the November AAII (American Association of Continue Reading
Profile of an Investor – An Accountant Who is a Cautious Investor
At age 61, Earle McEwen has been a CPA for many years, but only began investing in the stock market (using the services of a professional broker) about ten years ago. Until then, his capital was Continue Reading
When Individual Investors Come Together at the AAII Boise Chapter October 2012 Meeting: Income Investing and Available Cash
If you want to have your investment strategy stimulated and inspired, you should consider becoming part of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) and attending your local chapter's Continue Reading
A Grocery Store Philosophy to Stock Market Account Management
In honor of my oldest son's birthday today. He has practiced good investing habits and careful money management from a young age. Now he is the ripe old age of 26: A lot of people seem to Continue Reading
