The wise investor knows that saving money for a rainy day isn’t enough. With the current global economy as unstable as it is, failing to disperse your investments among various assets is a huge risk. Diversification is a proven method for giving your portfolio long-term stability and providing a hedge against runaway inflation. Most financial…
Why Don’t Americans Save?
Americans are saving less–no surprise with the state of the economy. Many people, particularly in lower or middle-class households, don’t manage to put any money aside, even in boom times. It’s not just a recent problem, either: the savings rate has been falling steadily for the last 44 years. Despite uncertain economic conditions, wage stagnation and…
Battle of the Sexes: Do Women Make Better Investments Than Men?
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus when it comes to many things in life—hobbies, traveling, personal hygiene—but what about investing? Are there any real noticeable differences in the way women invest compared to men? In general, when it comes to playing the stock market, studies repeatedly show that men are typically more…
How to Talk About Precious Metals
There’s something lurking under the surface of your marriage or close relationship. You may be ignoring it now (most people do) but that means trouble is building. In fact, it’s a leading cause of divorce. What is it? Money. According to a report by Fidelity Investments, fewer than half of the couples studied manage their…
For Love of Investing
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we wrote some poems in honor of our favorite products, investments and hobby. Share your stacker poem with us below! A Silverbug Valentine Roses are red, violets are blue, Candy is sweet, and I love you, But flowers will wilt and candy mildew Gimmie some silver or at least an…
Reality TV Gold
In September, we posted a blog highlighting a few of our favorite gold-themed cinematic classics. From 1925’s The Gold Rush to the fast-paced Bruce Willis action flick Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), a love of golden treasure has weaved its way onto the silver screen for nearly a century. Yet in a time when…
