by readwritemoney | Apr 27, 2021 | Current events, Investing
Everyone is talking about capital gains taxes these days. To give you a baseline to understand the news on this topic, I’m going to walk through some key details around what capital gains taxes are and how they impact your portfolio. Also, in light of President...
by readwritemoney | Apr 8, 2021 | Investing
I first got fascinated by financial markets after reading the book The Big Short by Michael Lewis about the ’08 financial crisis (I have since tried to read everything he has ever written…the books are amazing). The intricacies of our financial system and the way that...
by readwritemoney | Apr 4, 2021 | Current events, Investing
Q1 2021 has been a pretty exciting time with the accelerated pace of vaccinations pulling forward the timetable on when things will reopen. Many states have reopened vaccinations to all adults and companies are pulling back on remote working (Google, one of the first...
by readwritemoney | Mar 7, 2021 | Investing
It’s been awhile since I’ve taken some time to write, and I have quite a few topics on queue. For now I am going to start with some suggestions for automating your investing. In a world where everyone is talking about which week…day…hour they bought Gamestop shares or...
by readwritemoney | Jan 25, 2019 | Investing
The 10-second version: The goal of diversification is to maximize your return for the risk you are taking on. Many people only diversify between stocks and bonds, however, this could result in a less diversified portfolio than you’d expect. Stocks and bonds are...
by readwritemoney | Jan 15, 2019 | Investing
The 10-second version: Reading a daily and weekly newsletter is critical to developing and maintaining a view on what is happening in financial markets. This will allow you to make more informed decisions about your portfolio and avoid panicking at the wrong time. I...
