Paul

I wrote a long time ago about how I was trying to decide what I should invest in. My basic choices were investing in the stock market, in real estate, or in building my own business.

I don't really like real estate so I decided not to invest in real estate even though I once worked in the industry and had a lot of friends who were investing in real estate.

As the housing bubble has burst, I'm glad I didn't do something I wasn't interested in just to make some money. A few of my firends now own… Continue

I just heard that the GOP Senators voted against the auto bailout. This will send the markets way down as the foreign markets are already crashing on the news.

This should definately send the markets toward the bottom of this recession low. If I had money in cash right now, I think this is when I would put it into the market if the DOW drops as it is expected to do today.

I would think it would be easier to start a business when the economy is strong. Starting a business during a strong economy when consumers are throwing their money at anything that moves would be easier than starting a business now when consumer spending is being drastically cut back.

I'm trying to remain positive with my new business investments. For people who have been reading my posts on this site, you know that I got myself out of debt and now spend my old "debt repayment budget" on start… Continue

I saw an article about how younger people these days are expected to live 100 years or more due to improved technology. That got me thinking about my retirement planning and my overall expectations.

So I'm doing a few things differently. First, I'm exercising more because I want to be healthy when I'm older.

Second, I'm trying to invest more money now because I know that compound interest and the time value of money means the longer my money is invested the better it will do.

I figure a few t… Continue

I always figured my best path to a secure retirement was to work hard and invest my money as early and as often as possible.

The main obstacle was just a matter of figuring out what I should invest in to get the best return.

Then I read an article on this site about how most of the nation's millionaires are entrepreneurs who started their own business.

I have been prety focused the last few weeks on reading everything possible about starting a business. I'm trying to decide if I should start… Continue