Money Management Tips

General money management concepts or helpful tips for self-directed investing.

Emergency Money Fund: Building Savings in a Low Interest Rate Environment

January 29, 2012

Building Savings in a Low Interest Rate Environment Having an adequate emergency money fund is the foundation of a solid financial plan. Just as you would place a solid foundation before building your home you need a solid emergency savings fund for unexpected needs. Emergency Money Emergency money is money kept safe and separated from [...]

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Should You Buy Government Savings I-Bonds?

January 19, 2012

Savings Bonds I-Bonds Purchase Limit Increased to $10,000 The annual purchase limit for government savings I-Bonds has been raised to $10,000; making them more attractive to investors. In the current low interest rate environment people are looking for yield, safety, and inflation protection for the savings. I-Bonds can provide all three. What are I-Bonds? I-Series [...]

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Saving, Investing, and Gambling: The Importance of Differentiation and Compartmentalization

January 18, 2012

Compartmentalize Saving and Investing A common mistake is to not compartmentalize  and differentiate between saving, investing, and gambling. It’s an easy mistake because not enough people think it through, and the terms are used interchangeably in our culture. I believe understanding the differences and treating each one differently and separately will help you think clearly [...]

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8 New Year’s Resolutions to Turn Your Investment Portfolio Around in 2012

December 25, 2011

New Year’s Resolutions These New Year’s Resolutions for 2012 are investing basics that will make you a more successful investor. Most of us make New Year’s Resolutions and then forget about them after a few weeks because they are hard. These resolutions aren’t hard; they just take some discipline, time, and the desire to be successful. [...]

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The Art of Position Sizing to Manage Money and Risk

December 14, 2011

Position sizing is a critical money risk management concept. The best risk management plan is diversification that includes asset allocation rules. These rules will be the framework from which the first steps toward position sizing decisions are made. As an example, here are the diversification rules of my risk management plan: Never Put More Than [...]

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Best Gift Ideas for the Novice and Seasoned Investor

December 7, 2011

Investors young and old, novice and seasoned, enjoy getting a gift related to the subject they love, Investing. You may want to think about an appropriate gift to stimulate the interest of a son, daughter, or grandchild in investing. Or consider giving a seasoned investor something useful or valuable related to investing. Here are some [...]

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I’m Thankful For These Great Personal Finance Blogs

November 23, 2011

I’m Thankful for…. On this Thanksgiving Day I want to share with you some great Personal Finance Blogs and awesome people who have helped me. The AAAMP Blog is growing, and growing fast. First I’m thankful for my readers who are supporting the blog by returning. That tells me the AAAMP Blog is providing valuable [...]

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2010 Flash Crash & Why Investors Should Avoid Stock Stop Loss Orders

June 22, 2011

What is a Stock Stop Loss Order? – A Stock Stop Loss Order tells a broker to buy or sell a stock once the price of the stock reaches a specified price, known as the stop price. Investors use these orders to limit losses on a stock when it goes down if the investor is [...]

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Warren Buffett Investing Strategy, Values, & Principles

June 19, 2011

Warren Buffett is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time. His investing strategy, values, and principles can be used to help investors make good investment decisions. Diversification – Everyone knows this one; but knowledge only works if properly implemented. Investment portfolio diversification  and asset allocation determine the vast majority of long [...]

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Best Stock Valuation Calculation to Value Company Shares is ROEV

May 30, 2011

Return on Enterprise Value (ROEV) I believe Return on Enterprise Value (ROEV) is the best stock valuation calculation to value and compare company shares. An investor should never make investment decisions based on one single calculation, but if I could only use one stock valuation calculation it would be ROEV. In the past 3 posts [...]

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