Book Review: Millionaire Teacher
With Financial Literacy month coming to an end, its difficult not to mention the total lack of financial education we receive at the elementary and high school level. The reality is, it’s non-existent and nothing seems to be changing any time soon to correct it. So it comes down to us, as individuals, to pick up a book and teach ourselves.
The question is where do we start?
The Approach
I was recently approached to do a book review. It’s not a rare occurrence and I’ve had my fill of financial books over the years. So when the Millionaire Teacher finally showed up in the mail, I honestly wasn’t overly excited about reading it. Despite my misgivings, I gave it a shot and quickly found it was not your typical investment book.
The Millionaire Teacher is an investing autobiography of sorts by the author Andrew Hallam. He is a successful high school English teacher, investor and writer. Did I mention he’s a self-made millionaire on a teacher’s salary? Read more…
TurboTax Review: Tax Prep Made Easy
TurboTax is one of the most popular online tax preparation and filing services around. During tax season, it’s nice to have tax software that makes finishing that return as quick and painless as possible.
I’ve used TurboTax to do my tax returns for over a decade now. Back when the only option was to buy the TurboTax CD in a store, I was using it. That was before the internet, by the way. Of course now, TurboTax offers online tax software and makes those dreaded tax returns that much easier to finish and file quickly.
With TurboTax, you’ll find a range of products to fit the easiest return to the most complicated. If you’re looking for simple, easy to use and understand tax software, it has a product for you. Read more…
Betterment Review: Simple Investing For Everyone
Let’s face it, investing is complicated, time-consuming, and just scary sometimes, especially when it’s looked at for the first time and Betterment believes it has the answer to these problems.
The typical brokerage firm can be downright intimidating for new investors and too costly for an experienced investor. A Betterment account eliminates the intimidation, providing easy to use tools at a low-cost, all while maintaining a goal oriented, long-term approach to investing your money. It’s the perfect combination for the beginner and seasoned investor.
What Is Betterment?
Betterment is an investment service aimed at simplifying the process of investing your money. I’d classify it as an alternative brokerage. Like any normal brokerage account, you still invest your money in the stock market. Only Betterment does all the hard work of researching where to put your money. I don’t know of a discount broker that does anything like it. Read more…
Jim Cramer’s Action Alerts PLUS Review
If you have ever watched CNBC for more than two minutes you have probably come across what appears to be an over caffeinated personality known as Jim Cramer. A successful ex-hedge fund manager that has turned his love for everything stocks into a successful second career as an author, market commentator for CNBC and host of his own show Mad Money. Love him or hate him, he provides an insight to the stock market through the eyes of a seasoned investor.
What is Action Alerts PLUS
Jim Cramer’s Action Alerts PLUS is a subscription service through TheStreet.com. It was started in 2001 as a way to follow the investment decisions for his charitable trust portfolio. The charitable trust was setup with Cramer’s own money and the goal of giving any realized profits to charity.
The Action Alerts PLUS service alerts subscribers by email and through the website when Cramer and his research team recommend a stock to be bought or sold. As well as providing subscribers with a reference tool for investing and trading in the stock market.
