Black Enterprise Magazine ran a story on me in this month’s edition of the Magazine. I was interviewed by Mr. James Anderson and shared my insights on the market.The piece is called, How To Buy Like Buffett. The article discussed my investment advisory business and this blog Buy Like Buffett. Here are a few of the excerpts from the magazine article.
The New Reality: Retirement Planning For Your Children
May 4, 2011 By 10 Comments
It is always a smart idea to teach your kids about saving and investing as early as possible. You give your child the greatest chance at financial success by starting them off while they are still young. It is pretty easy if your use the following tips to execute a financial plan for your child. The following is a guest post by Lisa Cintron.
How To Get Rich $10 At A Time
May 3, 2011 By 28 Comments
When it comes to getting rich, people have the wrong idea about what it takes. Lots of people think that you have to win the lottery or start with a whole lot of money. The truth is that getting rich is all about the small choices that you make on a daily basis. I am not going to throw out ideas like skipping the daily coffee and bringing your luck to work. Those have been done to death. Instead let’s focus on a few things that you can do with small amounts of money to start building wealth.
Dividend Investing: A Steel Company With A Quality Dividend
April 15, 2011 By 7 Comments
Steel companies are typically known as great investments and offer very little in the way of current income. Investors are normally attracted to the industry during economic booms. Steel companies perform at their best when construction is high and demand is great for their products. There is one large cap steel player that is offering a good yield and trades at a pretty reasonable valuation that investors would like.
What Is Risk?
April 14, 2011 By 3 Comments
If the tumultuous movements of the stock market in recent years have not caused you to question your investing strategy, the bankruptcies of several publicly traded companies should have. Regardless of your choice of investments, whether you’re buying stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, or commodities, it is impossible to completely eliminate the likelihood of certain financial conditions occurring that could harm your investment. It is possible however for you to reduce the risk associated with a particular investment vehicle by using risk management techniques.
Passive Income Roundup & Cash Giveaways
April 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
This week’s roundup is a guide to generating passive income online. I have found the best posts on helping you increase your bottom line. Passive income can come in many forms including dividend investing, blogging, or fixed income securities. These posts will show you how to make more cash and increase your bank account balance. More passive income means more money for investing!
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Using Bonds For Passive Income
April 8, 2011 By 3 Comments
Continuing in the whole theme of finding passive income investments, let’s take a look at another asset class that belongs in the portfolio of all investors. This asset class typically performs well when stocks are performing poorly. While blue chips stocks are a winner for dividend investing, bonds offer more price stability and a guaranteed rate of return. Let’s take a look at investment grade corporate bonds.
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Warren Buffett Makes $15 A Second
April 7, 2011 By 8 Comments
Never let it be said that Warren Buffett does not know how to make money. Warren Buffett states that his wise investment in Goldman Sachs during the financial crisis is making him $15 a second! That is incredible!
Buffett’s preferred stock investment amounts to
- $900 a minute
- $54,000 an hour
- $1,296,000 a day
The good times will be coming to and end however as Goldman Sachs will be repaying Buffett his $5 billion dollar investment. Don’t feel bad for Buffett as he will receive a 10 percent premium on his investment. Buffet will get a $125 million dollar dividend payment and $24 million dollars in accelerated dividends.
How Worldwide Current Events Could Affect Your Wallet
April 1, 2011 By 6 Comments
Rising oil prices have a major impact on consumption. Those that are interested in stock investing have seen first hand the effects that higher crude prices and supply disruptions have on the economy. These events have led to higher prices for many goods and services. The slowly recovering consumer is under more pressure and may go into hibernation if prices continue to rise. The following guest post takes a look at international events and how they can affect your wallet.
Investing In Real Estate
March 29, 2011 By 8 Comments
The best assets to buy are typically those that are selling at the lowest prices. Stocks were a great buy when they were crashing from the fall of 2008 to the spring of 2009. Bonds were very attractive when interest rates were high in the 90’s and investors could lock in double digit rates for a decade or more. Now real estate appears to be hitting a similar cycle. Real estate is becoming a value investment in many markets.
