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No, investors aren’t ruining the housing market

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:38:58 +0000

MSN asks if investors are ruining the housing market. I say no–around me, if it weren’t for the investors, there would be no housing market to speak of. Let me tell you a story. I put a for-rent sign out

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Should you sell your stock in 2011?

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:14:31 +0000

I see this question coming through on Google all the time: Should I sell my stock in 2011? Two letters: NO. There. That was easy. But I’ll explain why. Markets are choppy right now because speculators are nervous. You shouldn’t

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And no, don’t bother trying to time the market

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:42:45 +0000

I’m not hearing as much rumbling in the hallways about pulling out of stocks, but I’m hearing a lot of rumbling about waiting until the market bottoms out before putting anything in. Here’s the problem: What if it bottomed out

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How to become a millionaire in 10 years (safely)

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:52:10 +0000

I saw a blog post today called How to become a millionaire in 10 years. The majority of commenters dismissed it outright.

I don't like that attitude. The plan makes some assumptions that aren't always true. But having the plan is an important first step. What's impossible now might not be impossible in a few years, so it makes sense to do what you can now.

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