2 Big Time Wall Street Jobs
Many of us dream of graduating college, packing up our things and heading to Wall Street to make it big in the investment world. Unfortunately for me, that dream never came to fruition. No worries though as I am happy with where I am at. For those of you out there...
My Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
We all make mistakes, but the worst are mistakes that cost you money. I remember very well my worst investing mistake. One day I opened the mailbox to find promotional material for a pink sheet penny stock. This company was it! It was going to end global warming and...
Post-Graduate Degrees That Pay
After you finish with your undergraduate degree, or even if you are close to finishing it, you might be considering going to graduate school to get your master’s degree. While you might think this makes perfect sense, it is worth the time to take a moment and...
Traits of a Successful Investor
The world’s most famous investors share many traits, commonalities which make them legends in the world of capital allocation. The best investors are not gifted with luck, but raw talent that simply makes them better than most portfolio managers and financiers....
How and Where to Leverage Your Money
“When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.” Warren Buffett This quote is most appropriate for a discussion on leverage. Leverage amplifies both good and bad decisions, so it has to be used responsibly and only when an outcome...
The Path to Becoming CEO
Whether you are still in college or are a recent graduate, you have your mind made up that you want to run a corporation one day. The only problem is, you have no idea how to become chief executive officer (CEO) of a company. While you can look at current and former...
How I Would Invest $1,000,000
As I held my Powerball ticket between my fingers I pondered what I would do with so much money. Of course, I didn’t win the most recent mega jackpot of $590 million, so the plans in my head haven’t exactly come to fruition. Fortunes don’t have to be...
Families are Better Off When Women are the Breadwinners?
Want to be amongst the highest earning families? If so, you definitely want to root for your wife to become the breadwinner. According to a recent study by Pew Social Trends, the median income for a family with a woman breadwinner is higher than that of families with...
My Story: Will a College Degree Increase Income?
I don’t relish the decisions that young high school graduates have to make these days. College is expensive – much more so than when I went only 10 years ago. Students have to consider how much they can borrow and what income they are likely to earn at...
Hi, I’m Corey. I’m a husband, college graduate, young adult, and non-profit manager. I enjoy learning new things about personal finance and sharing them with my loyal readers. Join the conversation.