I readily admit this is a crazy question but it came up recently in an email exchange I was having with a friend who lives overseas. He recently came into a small inheritance and thought he should look into making…
How Much Growth Should You Assume Per Year?
Growth-per-year is one of those fictional numbers that investors play with when they are feeling anxious or hopeful. Say you invest $1,000,000 of your hard-earned money in the stock market. How much can you expect that money to grow over…
How Much Money Should You Invest in an Annuity?
Annuities are insurance policies that pay you a fixed income for the rest of your life. When you take out an annuity you are exchanging your capital (the investment) for income. In my opinion annuities are a really bad investment…
How Do You Make Money through Flipping?
Flipping is the business of buying a depreciated property, renovating it, and selling it on the open market. Most people think of houses when they talk about flipping but you can flip almost anything that isn’t valued on a mint-only…