One day you’ll be able to tell your grandkids you were there when the first ever Money Wizard Link-O-Rama was posted, and they’ll think you’re sooo cool. Introducing the Monthly Link-O-Rama, a new feature around here I think you’ll love. How’s this sound? Every month, I’ll share my favorite reads from around the web. These […]
Archives for March 2017
5 Lessons Learned from Warren Buffett’s 2016 Letter to Shareholders
If you’re looking for investment advice, why not ask one of the richest humans on the planet? At least that was my obvious epiphany earlier this month, when I saw that Warren Buffett’s 2016 Letter to Shareholders just got released. Buffett’s personal letters have become a sort of cult classic, and the latest edition is […]
Go Figure: 9 Fun Facts about Dining Out
4.5 Number of times per week the average American eats out. (not including breakfast) $36 The average amount spent, per person, when eating out. $324 One couple’s cost of eating out, per week, according to the first two statistics. 18.9% The average tip. $2.36 billion How much more Americans spent on restaurants than groceries in […]
Is This Book Really The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need? [Book Review]
A few weeks ago I was doing a little research for the ‘ole Money Wizard blog, searching high and low for unique and interesting content for the above average group of independent thinkers we’ve gathered here, when I came across this Biography.com interview of Mark Cuban. The interview was fascinating. I had always assumed Cuban’s […]
How to Choose a Vanguard Index Fund
So you’ve finally listened to my endless posts about index fund investing. You’ve opened a Vanguard account and you’re ready to start socking away money and (hopefully) watching it soar. Almost there… you get to the “Choose Your Fund” page and… 127 matching funds?!? And 55 more ETFs?? Don’t faint just yet. I get it. […]
