On December 6, I announced the TSD 5 index, a collection of five stocks that I picked mostly based upon my gut feeling about the company. Here’s what was in the index on January 1: Apple (AAPL, @ 84.84) Hasbro (HAS, @ 27.25) Whirlpool (WHR, @ 83.02) Riverbed Technology (RVBD, @ 30.70) Lowe’s (LOW, @
In the past, I concluded that Jim Cramer’s success was due to the entertainment factor. I had never heard of him before tuning into his show on CNBC, where his … enthusiasm for picking stocks seems to know no bounds. I generally concluded that he was a cartoon figure and left it at that, but
This week, The Simple Dollar takes a look at Jim Cramer’s Real Money. Cramer has made a huge name for himself in stock picking punditry and he claims to reveal his methodology in this book. Is it worth reading? Let’s find out. I won’t be shy about it: I really enjoyed this book. If I
This week, The Simple Dollar takes a look at Jim Cramer’s Real Money. Cramer has made a huge name for himself in stock picking punditry and he claims to reveal his methodology in this book. Is it worth reading? Let’s find out. As I mentioned earlier in the week, the frenetic writing style of this
This week, The Simple Dollar takes a look at Jim Cramer’s Real Money. Cramer has made a huge name for himself in stock picking punditry and he claims to reveal his methodology in this book. Is it worth reading? Let’s find out. Another interesting portion of the book was Jim’s recommendation of a ten stock
This week, The Simple Dollar takes a look at Jim Cramer’s Real Money. Cramer has made a huge name for himself in stock picking punditry and he claims to reveal his methodology in this book. Is it worth reading? Let’s find out. In the past, I concluded that Jim Cramer’s success was due to the
This year, I’ve made a commitment to start a Roth IRA and I’ve developed a very specific plan to make it happen. I’ve also decided to use Vanguard to manage the IRA because they’ve treated me very well in the past and their returns are strong. Now comes the hard part: how exactly do I
On December 6, I announced the TSD 5 index, a collection of five stocks that I picked mostly based upon my gut feeling about the company. Here’s what was in the index on December 6: Apple (AAPL, @ 90.01) Hasbro (HAS, @ 27.19) Whirlpool (WHR, @ 86.70) Riverbed Technology (RVBD, @ 32.65) Lowe’s (LOW, @
Over the last several months, I’ve read a ton of personal finance material, and it all keeps coming back to the same idea that basically says if you want to make big money, you have to invest in stocks, but as you approach your goals, you should move gradually to safer investments like bonds and
I subscribe to the general philosophy that you should invest in what you know. Although I currently don’t own individual stocks, I have begun following the stock market with great interest and have been keeping an eye on what makes money and what doesn’t. What I’ve seen, time and time again, is that companies that