My Two Dollars » investments http://www.mytwodollars.com A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tax Savings, Part 1 Of 4: Why You NEED To Contribute To Your 401(k).http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/03/24/tax-savings-part-1-of-4-why-you-need-to-contribute-to-your-401k/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/03/24/tax-savings-part-1-of-4-why-you-need-to-contribute-to-your-401k/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:25:06 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2457 This is a guest post from My Financial Objectives. Catch the rest of his four part series at his site! People are hesitant to start contributing to their 401(k) for many reasons; the current state of the economy, a feeling of youth, the notion that retirement is a long way off, other bills to pay, [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/03/24/tax-savings-part-1-of-4-why-you-need-to-contribute-to-your-401k/feed/ 10 How To Employ A Balanced Investment Approach.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/13/how-to-employ-a-balanced-investment-approach/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/13/how-to-employ-a-balanced-investment-approach/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:39 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2375 This guest post is brought to you by The Digerati Life. When we hear of the terms “Short Term” and “Long Term” in the investing world, these terms refer to an investment period. Traditionally for tax purposes, the Short Term is defined as any investment holding time period less than one year while Long Term [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/13/how-to-employ-a-balanced-investment-approach/feed/ 5 Mirror The Trades Of Financial Professionals With kaChing.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/10/20/mirror-the-trades-of-financial-professionals-with-kaching/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/10/20/mirror-the-trades-of-financial-professionals-with-kaching/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:07:42 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2279 Not sure I would ever start doing this with my own money, but just came across a post at Lifehacker about kaChing, which lets you do the exact same trades as professional investors. Looks like it is an investment website that you can join, which used to just let you follow the trades of different [...]

Mirror The Trades Of Financial Professionals With kaChing. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/10/20/mirror-the-trades-of-financial-professionals-with-kaching/feed/ 1 Why I Use Scottrade For My Brokerage Account.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/08/19/why-i-use-scottrade-for-my-brokerage-account/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/08/19/why-i-use-scottrade-for-my-brokerage-account/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:30:08 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2157 The other day I alluded to the fact that while my individual stock-trading days are over, I still do own quite a lot of shares in companies that need to be kept somewhere. I mentioned this in that post because a reader emailed me the other day asking where my brokerage account was, because I [...]

Why I Use Scottrade For My Brokerage Account. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/08/19/why-i-use-scottrade-for-my-brokerage-account/feed/ 0 Solid Mutual Funds With High Minimums.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/08/17/solid-mutual-funds-with-high-minimums/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/08/17/solid-mutual-funds-with-high-minimums/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:30:44 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2153 Those of you who have read this site for a while have probably realized that I am mostly a “set it and forget it” type of investor. While I have a regular brokerage account at Scottrade (more about this in an upcoming post), I no longer buy individual stocks – I am an all-mutual fund [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/08/17/solid-mutual-funds-with-high-minimums/feed/ 1 Ask M-Network: Move Retirement Account Or Stay Where I Am?http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/20/move-retirement-account-or-stay-where-i-am/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/20/move-retirement-account-or-stay-where-i-am/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:00:14 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1866 My Two Dollars reader Bud sent in the following question to the M-Network’s new feature “Ask The M-Network“: “I just turned 57 today. I retired from a company 2 years ago. I took a lump sum and gave it to Fidelity in a managed account. Needless to say I am down 30+%. My question is [...]

Ask M-Network: Move Retirement Account Or Stay Where I Am? is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/20/move-retirement-account-or-stay-where-i-am/feed/ 2 A Primer On Lending And Borrowing With Lending Club.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/18/lending-and-borrowing-with-lending-club/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/18/lending-and-borrowing-with-lending-club/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:00:50 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1835 Social lending is the process of enabling people to lend directly to and borrow directly from other people without using a bank. It really is a genius idea and one I wish I had thought of! Lending Club was one of the first to get in this game, and after a quick filing and reorg [...]

A Primer On Lending And Borrowing With Lending Club. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/18/lending-and-borrowing-with-lending-club/feed/ 9 Socially Responsible Investing: Can You Make Money?http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/11/socially-responsible-investing-can-you-make-money/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/11/socially-responsible-investing-can-you-make-money/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:00:24 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1817 Over at the NRDC site, they have a very interesting article about socially responsible investing. Some might immediately think that you could never make as much money investing in “green” ventures as big bad companies, but as it turns out, you can come close. At the expense of possibly losing a percentage point or 2, [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/11/socially-responsible-investing-can-you-make-money/feed/ 6 3 Easy Steps To Get Started With Investing.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/11/07/3-easy-steps-to-get-started-with-investing/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/11/07/3-easy-steps-to-get-started-with-investing/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:14:58 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1766 A recent article at Kiplinger.com laid out three simple steps to get started with investing, and I figured I would mention them here with my thoughts on each for anyone thinking of jumping into this strange market we have right now. Granted, it might not be the best time to begin investing, but at the [...]

3 Easy Steps To Get Started With Investing. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/11/07/3-easy-steps-to-get-started-with-investing/feed/ 9 Time To Buy Stock In Gambling, Alcohol & Tobacco Companies.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/18/time-to-buy-stock-in-gambling-alcohol-tobacco-companies/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/18/time-to-buy-stock-in-gambling-alcohol-tobacco-companies/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:36 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1612 You know what always does well in down times? Vice. Since things are looking like they are only going to get worse for the foreseeable future, now might be the time to start buying stock in casinos, cigarette makers and distilleries, no? When it comes to investing there is no proof that being a “goody [...]

Time To Buy Stock In Gambling, Alcohol & Tobacco Companies. is an article from My Two Dollars

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