A little bookkeeping before we get started today. I'm sporting a new name for my monthly investment update, because there's another blog already using the previous name. It's more reflective of the personality here at Cleverdude – I hope you like … [Read more...] about The Clever Investor: Loyal3 Update – 8/17/2015
At the beginning of March, I opened an account with Loyal3 and invested a small amount of money in one of my favorite bar and grill restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings. I only invested $60, but the point wasn't to get rich quick. The goal was to simply to … [Read more...] about Loyal3 Investment Update #1
Image courtesy of cooldesign / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I have a 401K plan as well as a pension through my employer, and my wife and I are looking at finally opening that Roth IRA this year. What we don’t have is any kind of private … [Read more...] about Starting My Investment Portfolio Using Fee Free Loyal3
Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about creating a budget, and I even linked to my own sample spreadsheet. But budgeting is such an important personal finance basic that I'm going to write a whole new article about budgeting. Not all of us … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Basics: Financial Planning
Growing up and then throughout college, I never really handled my finances well. However, I never made a late payment on any bill, but I also racked up a lot of debt. Luckily after college, something clicked in me to pay attention to my finances. … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Your Finances Overwhelm You
I waffled about writing this article, but I decided to go for it. You see, when I see an article with a certain set of names, I don't even bother reading it. Those names? Dave Ramsey and Suzy Orman. So writing this sort of breaks my unwritten … [Read more...] about Dave who? Is he related to Suzy what’s-her-face?
