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The 5 Stocks I Bought as a Teenager (and how I LOST $11,000)

October 20, 2020 By The Money Wizard 12 Comments

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Earlier this week I published my monthly net worth update and got a reader question that immediately sent me barreling down the bumpy dirt road we call Memory Lane. The question was innocent enough – what stocks had I invested in when I first started my investing journey? Oh, man… could those stocks tell a […]

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Worried about inflation? These 2 simple hacks are an easy fix.

July 14, 2020 By The Money Wizard 11 Comments

inflation easy fixes

Inflation. With the U.S. Government printing unprecedented amounts of money, most investors are shaking in their boots over this nine letter word. But what if I told you that with a tiny change to your lifestyle, inflation can actually turn into a smart investor’s best friend? And that you could harness the mysterious force of […]

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Is the stock market broken? Why it keeps rising, and how you can protect yourself.

June 18, 2020 By The Money Wizard 14 Comments

fed money printing and how it impacts the stock market

If you’ve been following the stock market at all, you’ve no doubt noticed a strange contradiction. The world is in shambles. There’s a virus on the loose that’s disrupted the entire supply chain. Businesses have lost trillions of dollars. Unemployment is at all time highs. And… the stock market is booming? WTF? I don’t fully […]

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How to Invest in Bitcoin? A SIMPLE Beginner’s Guide (My Bitcoin Strategy Revealed!)

May 22, 2020 By The Money Wizard 34 Comments

how to invest in bitcoin

On a late Friday night sometime around 2013, I found myself alone in a dark room trying to figure out how to invest in bitcoin. (I know, sweet social life, 23-year-old Money Wiz…) Physically, I was in a dark room, and my face was illuminated by the blue hue of my computer screen. But mentally, […]

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How I Lost $107,662 in 40 Days. And Why I Regret Nothing.

April 23, 2020 By The Money Wizard 13 Comments

why i dont regret losing 107k in 40 days

If you’ve been following my net worth updates over the past few months, you might have noticed one undeniable fact: I’ve lost a TON of money. Seriously. Just look at these two Personal Capital charts: aaand barely a month later… Yeah, that’s somewhere around $107,000 lost in just over a month. Not fun. Which is […]

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