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The Most Important and Irreversible Financial Decision You Can Make

April 29, 2009 · 14 comments

in financial planning, investing, savings, time in the market

It’s not taking out a mortgage.  It’s not marriage.  It’s not even having kids.
It’s time.
The most important financial decision I would argue you can make – one that is inherently irreversible – is when you actually start investing for your future.
I’m sure that no one can reach age 25 in North America without being exposed [...]

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Jim Cramer’s Top Ten Stock Picks for Diversification

July 27, 2008 · 1 comment

in books, investing (general)

This past weekend I was in my local library and perusing through the financial section when I picked up Jim Cramer’s Real Money (2005) and Mad Money (2006) books. I’d heard obliquely of Cramer before, but, I think because historically I’ve been so focussed on “DRIPPING” as my sole investing strategy, I’d never had [...]

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Why You Should First Invest in Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs)

June 10, 2008 · 18 comments

in DRIPs, brokers, cashflow, dividends, investing (general), students

Over the past couple of years, more attention has been given to a type of investment known as dividend reinvestment plans – in both the popular finance news media as well as around the blogosphere.  Yet surprisingly, a lot of people still aren’t familiar with these plans that allow you to invest in stocks with [...]

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