7 Wealth Building Tips
20 Timeless Money Rules
Confessions of a Broker / Dealer
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7 Wealth Building Tips
To grow your savings faster than inflation (average annual rate: 3.1%), you've got to invest in stocks for the long haul.
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72% of actively managed large-cap funds have failed to beat the stock market over the past five years.
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Miss a day, pay the price
The S&P 500 gained 11.8% a year between 1982 and 2001. But only investors who stayed the course managed to earn that big a return.
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The more you pay in management fees and other expenses, the less you'll earn over time.
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Between 1998 and 2001, Firsthand Technology Value fund fared well. Its investors? Not so much.
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If you make only the minimum payments on a $5,000 balance, you'll be paying that debt forever - and shelling out a ton in interest along the way.
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More money ≠ more happiness
After you cover the basics, being much richer doesn't make you much happier.
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