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Bulls vs. Bears: Q4 2011 Edition

Bulls vs. Bears: Q4 2011 Edition

You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. ~Doug Floyd Every so often I like to write about what the bulls are saying versus what the bears are saying. Usually, both make a pretty good case. That doesn’t make it any easier for investors to make decisions, but it does offer them someContinue Reading

Risk Is Relative

Risk Is Relative

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela Since the inception of Balance Junkie, I’ve been pretty cautious on investing in stocks, at least partly because of the nature of our income. With theContinue Reading

What’s Your Investment Personality?

What’s Your Investment Personality?

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. ~James Thurber Update: This article was included in the Totally Money Blog Carnival hosted at Fat Guy Skinny Wallet and the Carnival of Financial Planning #173 at The Skilled Investor. Thanks! Have you found the investment processContinue Reading

Stock Allocation: All or None?

Stock Allocation: All or None?

Just remember, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do everything and the wrong way is to keep trying to make everybody else do it the right way. ~ M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter Update: This article was included in the Carnival of Wealth #9 posted at Personal Dividends and in The Carnival of FinancialContinue Reading