Advice from a for profit website vs DIY

Advice from a for profit website vs DIY

I check out the MSN Feed news every day.  The main box has a mix of paid advertising and biased news clips.  Some of the adverts are sponsored by companies paid to promote company stocks.  Usually, one or more panels are from a FOR PROFIT stock advisor company.  The...
Looking for help

Looking for help

When you decide that you really want to get ahead financially, there are going to be some changes to your lifestyle. I have noticed that for many people, including myself, that means a change in who you hang out with.  Talking about financial stuff, especially your...
Stock tips.  Should you take them?

Stock tips. Should you take them?

I have been a self-directed stock investor for over 15 years. It doesn’t seem that long.  Over the years I have subscribed to countless newsletters, and stock recommendation websites.  Heck, I can use all the help I can get.  I have also been taking courses, and...
Can you really lose everything in stocks??

Can you really lose everything in stocks??

You have heard from almost everyone that stocks are dangerous, and you can loose everything on the stock market.  That is why you should not invest in the market.  Can you REALLY lose everything??  The simple answer is yes.  But you have to really...
You never stop learning.

You never stop learning.

It has been a very emotional and trying time over the last few weeks.  I unexpectedly lost my older brother (my only brother) to complications from bypass surgery.  My 94 year old mother feel and broke her hip, and has gone downwards since.  The last time I saw her,...