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Downsizing

More From Less: The Benefits of Downsizing

By Bob Irish | 07/31/2013

As your home becomes an empty nest, you may want to consider downsizing to a smaller location to save income and reduce stress.

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Big Gains Ahead, Thanks to BP

By Bob Irish | 08/10/2010

Personally, I’m sick of BP. I don’t care if they survive. But I am interested in making money off of BP’s problems.

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The Importance of GDP Growth Rates

By Bob Irish | 07/28/2010

What do the following major brands have in common? Budweiser Lysol Ben and Jerry’s ice cream 7-Eleven Gerber baby food Brooks Brothers Motel 6 American Idol Wild Turkey bourbon If you said that they are all owned by non-U.S. companies, go to the head of the class. The United States…

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Why Is This Man Smiling?

By Bob Irish | 05/6/2010

Do you recognize this man? It’s Jamie Diamond, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and he’s got plenty of reasons to be smiling. His bank still exists because of the taxpayer bailout. So, thanks to you and me, his paycheck last year wasn’t bad. $16 million.

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What “Type” of Investor Are You?

By Bob Irish | 04/29/2010

In the world of pop psychology, people are often divided into Type A and Type B personalities. An oversimplification, of course. Still, your “type” label says a lot about your approach to life. And guess what? It also says a lot about the way you approach investing. Type A personalities…

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The Best Way to Make Money

By Bob Irish | 04/26/2010

Can you imagine turning a few hundred bucks into $900 in just three days? Or turning $360 into $720 in just seven days? Fantasy? Hardly. Some investors have found a way to book triple-digit gains without spending hours in front of a computer screen. Today, I’m going to show you…

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Don’t Gamble

By Bob Irish | 04/14/2010

“Don’t gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don’t go up, don’t buy it.” Will Rogers’s observation on the stock market is as true today as it was over 70 years ago. It speaks to…

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The What If Game

By Bob Irish | 02/1/2010

Market pessimists have been playing the “what if” game for at least a year now. As in… What if inflation runs over the economy like yesterday’s road kill? What if the government raises rates too soon or too sharply? What if people are too strapped to start spending again? What…

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