Playing the market in a downturn

My brothers-in-law and I are doing something that may seem odd with the way the stock market is right now. We are investing in individual stocks, with the help of 7 free trades from Scottrade! (Note: you can get seven free trades as well by using the referral code GFDF2643 when opening a new account.)

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Get a life! Financially, that is…

There was an interesting series of tips over on CNNMoney entitled Get a Financial Life. It lays out a series of tips to get your financial house in order in 7 short weeks, with one task per week. Here are their tips, and my thoughts on them.

Talk about your goals with your partner. If [...]