Surviving a Bear Attack: What to Do During a Bear Market

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Mace? No, not that kind of bear attack silly. The kind that happens when the stock market is down. Spoilers, don’t panic. That may work for both kinds.

The Role of Asset Allocation in Building a Diversified Portfolio

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Asset allocation is simple. Buy 2,000 shares of Tesla, 5,000 shares of Amazon, and put the rest in the hot stock tip you got last week. Now, sit back, relax, and watch your portfolio grow forever. That’s obviously incorrect, but wouldn’t it be nice if it were that simple? But, contrary to popular opinion, asset allocation isn’t that complicated.

Recession Fire Drill: $305 Trillion World Debt Edition

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No one can predict when a recession will happen but October was warning of things to come. A recession fire drill if you will. When we understand what a recession is, we can take steps to protect ourselves from the fallout.

11 Great Ways to Easily Invest $10,000 Like a Champ

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The Easiest Investment Strategy To Grow Your Wealth : Investing for Dummies

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You have savings but no time to put it to work. I understand. That’s why you need a no effort investment strategy. Set it and forget it with no worries.

Ready to Learn How To Start Investing? We Think so.

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We want to show you investing is not hard, anyone can do it and you can start investing with any amount money. The earlier you start, the better so we’ll explain the basics of how to start investing.

Compound Interest: The 8th Wonder of the World

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Compound interest is a double-edged sword. When it’s working for you, it’s your best friend. When it’s working against you, it’s your worst enemy. We’ll explain what compound interest is.

Inflation vs Deflation and Why It Matters

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Inflation vs deflation and what benefits to knowing? We’ll explain the basics and what you need to know to make sure your money keeps pace.

Best Investing Books

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We’ve curated a list of the best investing books out there. Some of them are brand new and some are old classics but all of them are a must read if you want to become a successful investor.

Average Your Net Worth: How to Compare and Improve Your Finances by Age

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Net worth is a useful tool to gauge your overall financial picture. We have good data in America for average net worth by decade. See how you stack up and because LMM listeners are not average, what your net worth by age should be. 

Not Sure How to Buy Stocks? Our Beginners Guide to Getting Invested

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You can let something like Betterment pick your stocks but if you’re ready to dabble on your own, we’ll teach you how to do the job yourself.

The Anatomy of a Well Balanced Investment Portfolio

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Balance is important in all aspects of life, including your financial portfolio. Find out what well balanced means when it comes to your portfolio.

How Dollar Cost Averaging Transforms Your Investment Strategy

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Dollar cost averaging is a simple yet effective strategy that will help you grow real wealth. The best part is, you can put your money on autopilot.

Investing For Beginners: A Simple Guide to Building Wealth Now

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You need to invest your money. It simply doesn’t make sense not to. Even if you only invest 5% of your money, it would still be worth it. This is your investing for beginners 101 cheat sheet. We explain the basics of simple investing and aim to inspire the proper mindset you need to succeed.

Estate Planning: A Primer on Why It’s Essential to Your Financial Health

Estate Planning: A Primer on Why It’s Essential to Your Financial Health

Have some money or a family? Then you need estate planning. I’ll give you a primer to familiarize you with what it involves.

Unlock Your Inner Investor: The Beginners Guide to Simple Investing

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There are many different aspects to personal finance but the one that is most intimidating is investing. By the time you finish reading Investing for Beginners, you will have all of the knowledge you need to start investing.

All Things Gold

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We talk a lot about investing but rarely about investing in gold. It’s time for that to change. This is all things gold, why and how to invest in gold.

Getting Schooled On Bonds

"Bonds should come with a warning label." —Warren Buffett

A few months ago we did an introduction to bonds episode. We wanted to get a little deeper into the topic and a listener, Eric, agreed to help us out.

How The Current Economy is Affecting Your Wallet

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The media loves to talk about the economy in a broad sense but what does it mean for us individually? We’ll explain how the current economy is affecting your wallet. 

8 Crazy Behavioral Investing Mistakes That Are Costing You Money

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As humans, we don’t always make the most rational decisions. Sometimes other things trump rational thought. Avoid these common investor behavioral mistakes.

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