In celebration of Frank Armstrong Day let’s consider a basic question:
How hard is investing?
Let’s look at two aspects to this:
- How complicated is investing?
- How much work is investing?
start investing
A Frustrated 401k Advisor
I talked with my banker today, a young guy, who used to work for a major stockbroker. He moved into banking after the frustration of seeing people not make the most of their 401k opportunities.
I asked him what advice he’d give to a young person just starting out. It’s pretty good advice for any of us.
$70 in the bank
Once upon a time there was a good family man. He paid his bills, saved diligently, and planned for the future. What he couldn’t anticipate was medical bills that pushed him to the brink of bankruptcy. When they finally ended he was down to $70 in the bank…
Is it Hard to Start Investing?
Do you have problems getting started? Most people do, so the same solutions that work for them should work for you. Don’t feel you have to begin perfectly and accomplish everything immediately–that’s not how anything else in your
life has ever worked.