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Monthly Archives: February 2022

Own stocks with less stress

Stocks gyrate a lot. Is there a way to capture the big trends and minimize the noise?

Posted bysmilingdadFebruary 23, 2022February 23, 2022Posted inFinance, Investments, Personal Finance, retirement, StocksTags:#personalfinance, Finance, Investing, Investments, retirement, SavingsLeave a comment on Own stocks with less stress

Twosday Solar Panel update

Today is Twosday! On this lucky day, we got out solar panels installed!

Posted bysmilingdadFebruary 22, 2022Posted in#solar, #sustainability, Finance, Investments, Savings, TechnologyTags:#freedomsolar, #personalfinance, #solar, #sunpower, #twosdayLeave a comment on Twosday Solar Panel update

Sofi raises interest rates to 1%

SoFi is now a bank and paying higher interest rates on savings and checking accounts.

Posted bysmilingdadFebruary 21, 2022February 21, 2022Posted inFinance, Personal Finance, SavingsTags:#personalfinance, credit cards, interest rates, Personal Finance, SavingsLeave a comment on Sofi raises interest rates to 1%

How to sell stocks for more money

Last piece, we showed how to reduce our risk while buying stocks. We continue with our Nasdaq example on how to sell stocks to make more money.

Posted bysmilingdadFebruary 9, 2022March 12, 2022Posted in#education, Investments, Personal Finance, StocksTags:#personalfinance, #stockcharts, Investments, money, StocksLeave a comment on How to sell stocks for more money

How to buy stocks with less risk

We all want to buy stocks when there is less risk and greater chance of success. Is there a way to do it close to real time? The answer is yes.

Posted bysmilingdadFebruary 6, 2022January 1, 2023Posted in#education, Investments, Personal Finance, StocksTags:#indicators, #personalfinance, #return, #risk, #trading, Investing, StocksLeave a comment on How to buy stocks with less risk

Take Social Security at 70

When should you take Social Security? The answer is 70, if you can wait.

Posted bysmilingdadFebruary 5, 2022February 5, 2022Posted inFinance, Personal Finance, retirementTags:#personalfinance, #socialsecurity, Finance, Investments, Personal Finance, retirement, SavingsLeave a comment on Take Social Security at 70

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