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    9 Financial Bloggers Talk About Their Favorite Investing Books

    [This article on favorite investing books may contain affiliate links for which I receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and trust.] One of the best ways to learn about money is through investing books. Not everyone has time to take a class but a good book can provide you with a lifetime’s worth of lesson in a few hours. Investing books can run the gamut. They can be about stock investing or simply managing your money. In the end, the goal is to grow your wealth and there’s rarely a better starting point. As a member of the blogging community, I’ve met…

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    Portfolio Review – February 2019 – Stock Market Gains Return

    [This February portfolio review may contain affiliate links for which I receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and trust.] The last month was a perfect example as to why it’s so hard to time the market. You never know when the stock market gains will return and missing them is a huge hit to your returns. It was easy to feel negative about the market after the shellacking it took in December. After all, look at the performance of my own portfolio and the S&P in the first 24 days of December. As always, the graphics below are from Personal Capital. That’s…

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    TITM Dividend and Expense Review – January 2019

    [This January dividend and expense review may contain affiliate links for which I receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and trust.] Welcome to the first dividend and expense review of 2019. It’s a new year and I’m combining the two posts! We’re getting crazy up in here. For a time, I stopped tracking my expenses but feel like I should get back to it. I think it’s relevant since a few of my annual goals are savings rate based. These dividend and expense review posts will still happen monthly. They may also dive into more detail on either dividends or expenses, depending…