Imagine working hard for 25 years, but making no progress towards improving your station in life? What if you can't retire? What if the future promotions, and raises, and company-provided social …
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Exactly what I’m talking about
It's been a rough month. The "market" has corrected, and pretty much every stock and fund is down. At least the ones I own. I logged in this morning to look for my latest 401(k) deposit, and saw …
How should I invest?
On Facebook, I see a lot of people ask something along the lines of "I want to get started investing, can someone recommend where to start?" Answers from well-meaning (and less well-meaning) group …
Improving 401k participation
A co-founder of TaskRabbit has launched a new 401(k) platform designed to improve 401(k) participation. The company, Guideline Technologies, has raised $2M and is going to use three techniques to …
One-two punch
Balancing a budget, in theory, is really simple. Spend less than you earn. In practice, it's looking to get much harder. Basic necessities are getting a lot more expensive. An example is NY …
Reframing your investment blueprint
My wife sent me this article on what makes people disruptive, said it describes me. I think it also describes a bit about what I’m doing with Elephant’s Paycheck, so thought I’d share. The insight I …
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Does your investing strategy empower you or scare you?
A few times in the past week I’ve seen a question I hadn’t considered. I am sorta surprised that people even ask the question: How often should I check my portfolio? I guess it’s not the …
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The most concise guide to dividend investing
It's been a while since I put any thoughts to paper. Though the sample portfolio I created is doing quite well with over a 48% raise in the three years since I started thinking about the project "the …
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The Importance of Dividends
I love the idea building wealth. But what has always turned me on about investing is that the money I've set aside can earn money on its own (without me working). That's the genesis of the Elephant's …
Are You Paying Attention to the Right Financial News?
It's all about the Elephant's Paycheck. The dividend income you receive, and reinvest until you need it. How do you find good information about dividend stocks? The thing is, stable dividend …
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