Regular Savings Accounts are Trash! Say Hello to a High-Yield Account!
Have you ever heard some of the horror stories of regular savings accounts? Maybe that was a bit harsh, but there is really nothing in the personal finance world, in my eyes, that is more deceitful! “Wow Andy – you followed it up with something that was even more harsh!” Dang right I did. But […]
IFB158: Stock Picking for Dummies
Announcer (00:00): You’re tuned in to the Investing for Beginners podcast. Finally, step by step premium investment guidance for beginners led by Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern. To decode industry jargon, silence crippling confusion, and help you overcome emotions by looking at the numbers, your path to financial freedom starts now. Dave (00:38): Welcome to […]
Is Crypto the Answer to U.S. Debt: A Beginner’s Guide to Currency
Bitcoin. There, I bet I made you feel some type of way. Maybe excited, triggered, happy, sad, something! Bitcoin is a very common crypto and it made me wonder if crypto was the answer to U.S. debt – let’s take a look! Essentially, the thought process is that with the U.S. Debt continuing to increase […]
How Coronavirus Stimulus Could Cause Deflation Rather Than Inflation
When money is pumped into the economy, like it is right now with stimulus checks, it is oftentimes a question of how it will impact the inflationary rate in the country. But have you thought about stimulus deflation? It seems backwards – I am here to show you that it’s not! When you’re in the […]
IFB154: Garbage In, Garbage Out
Announcer (00:00): You’re tuned in to the Investing for Beginners podcast. Finally, step by step premium investment guidance for beginners led by Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern. To decode industry jargon silence crippling confusion, and help you overcome emotions by looking at the numbers, your path to financial freedom starts now. Dave (00:36): All right, […]
Easy Steps to Implement the 5 Laws of Gold from ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’
One of the things that I hated the most when I was first starting my financial freedom journey was that there was soooo much information, it made it overwhelming to actually get started. Fortunately for all of us, George Clason, author of ‘The Richest Man in Babylon,’ boils it down to a list of the […]
IFB153: Cruiselines vs Autos vs Tesla
Announcer (00:00): You’re tuned in to the Investing for Beginners podcast. Finally, step by step premium investment guidance for beginners led by Andrew Sather and Dave Ahern. To decode industry jargon, silence crippling confusion and help you overcome emotions by looking at the numbers, your path to financial freedom starts now, Dave (00:30): Alright folks, […]
The History of Economic Prosperity in the United States
The United States has a very long history of economic prosperity and it seems like most of those strong times occur right after a very scary market downturn like the tech bubble, the housing market bubble and potentially the coronavirus! But to be quite honest, talking about how great America is really makes me really […]
Calculating Growth: Internal Growth Rate vs Sustainable Growth Rate
There are more than a couple of methods which can be used to get an estimate of the growth rate for a company. Some can be opinionated while others are built on logic and numbers. It is always prudent for investors to look at valuations and potential returns from a conservative viewpoint that is anchored […]
An Example Starter Emergency Fund to Get You Through the Next Crisis
Now is as timely as ever to discuss the importance of an Emergency Fund, and if you don’t have one currently and are wondering how you can get one going, don’t worry – I’ll show you how to begin your starter Emergency Fund. First off, what is an Emergency Fund? An Emergency Fund is just […]
