Author Archives: Bill - Page 2
Year in Review: The Best of Bill
While we're taking a break during the holidays, follow along each day as our contributors provide a recap of their best posts from 2007. Thanks for reading and being a…
Review: The Little Book That Makes You Rich
While travelling for a business trip last week, I had the opportunity to read The Little Book That Makes You Rich, by Louis Navellier. It's one of several books in…
Getting the Best Return on Charitable Giving
When investors buy shares of company stock, they expect that company to use their money to generate returns by using the money wisely. A good investor will do a lot…
Why You Should Embrace the Commercialism of the Holidays
My partner and I went to Gay Days at Disney World in Orlando for the first time in June of this year. You may have read stories in the press…
Ron Paul wants to Abolish the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve has been getting a lot of attention in the last few months. With the recent housing meltdown and market volatility, it's hard to miss the articles in…
Diamonds Are A Tradition That Gay Marriages Can Do Without
I've been giving a lot of thought to how I want to propose to my partner. Do I want to do something simple and romantic? Something dramatic and public? It's…
Index Funds, Actively Managed Funds, or Individual Stocks?
Any finance professional will tell you that if you want to grow your wealth, your asset allocation needs to include stocks. The reason is simple - stocks have the highest…
How Investing Changes Your View Of The World
Last week, I wrote about why investing knowledge should be a part of everyone's basic education for purely practical reasons. But there's another benefit to being an investor - how…
Learning About Investing Is Not Optional
Marc explained some mutual fund basics yesterday in "Why A Mutual Fund Makes More Cents". It's a good introduction to the topic. But the necessity of the article highlights a…
Light Bulb Laws: The CFL Lobby vs. Personal Choice
If you read any personal finance blog, you will eventually come across a post recommending you save money by switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescents (CFLs). It's a…