Why Wall Street Lies and How You Can Defend Yourself

The job of a financial analyst is simple: They write reports and issue an investment recommendation to either buy, sell, or hold a stock. To me, that sounds like an exciting job that would pay an honest wage. Unfortunately, a guy by the name of Henry Blodget was exposed for all that is not-so-exciting and dishonest about this trade.

Blodget rose to fame during the dot-com years when he predicted the share price of Amazon, a new Internet retailer, would hit $400. His predication rang true as the stock shot up...

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Get What You Want: The 3 Keys to Being Authentic

Do you believe it is truly okay to be yourself? Most of us would say, “Yes, of course I do!” But let me ask you, do you get the promotions at work you bust your ass for, have the financial resources you wish you had, and get the dates with the hotties you desire?

The fact remains most of us are not always okay with being ourselves and because of that we don’t get what we want.

We believe that in order to secure a promotion or raise, we need to come...

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Fear: how to face it, conquer it & find freedom.

I want to share with you, my wonderful readers, some insights into how our own life experiences have shaped the fear that all of us feel from time to time, the different levels of fear, and how we can combat fear and anxiety in our everyday lives. Let’s get started!

Our life experiences cause fear

Growing up, we can probably all relate to the fact our parents were not perfect in rearing us. They made mistakes...

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A System for Automating Your Personal Finances

Are you one of the people that get a paper paycheck, even though your employer offers direct deposit? Or maybe you get bills sent to you in the mail requiring you to keep track of due dates, write a check out, dig through the junk drawer to find a stamp, and then drop the payment in the outgoing mail, even though you could be receiving paperless statements and automatic bill payment?

In the past, and we’re talking the 1990’s, most of us were wasting hours of our lives handling our personal...

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Using Google Spreadsheet to Track a Stock Portfolio

I use a Google Sheet to track my stock portfolio. This is an example of what the spreadsheet looks like. If you just want to download a copy scroll to the bottom of this page.

I chose Google Sheets because it can query Google Finance to pull market data. This helps me identify which stocks in my portfolio are reaching a trigger point where I may want to buy, which I typically base on P/E ratio.

Google...

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