In the last post, we talked about how a young and dumb version of myself lost thousands of dollars by doing some pretty boneheaded things when I started my "investing" career. If you missed that one, you can check it out here. You'll want to understand the lessons within that one before getting too far into this training. Now I want to help you with your next question - how to get started investing in stocks. In this training, I want to introduce you to a simple way to do just that … [Read more...]
How I Lost Thousands of Dollars in the Stock Market, and How My Grandma Saved Me From Myself
I've been answering quite a few questions on Quora lately from novice investors. I guess it's good that people are at least asking questions rather than sitting and doing nothing, but either way, it's a little bit scary what's out there. These are the wrong questions to be asking. They're all centered around getting rich quick - which I'm sorry to tell you, doesn't happen with investing unless you're hustling and have a lot of money to throw around. But then I think back to how … [Read more...]
Seven Silly Personal Finance Myths That Are Making You Poor
If you've been a part of Academy Success for any decent amount of time, you'll know that I tend to think a little bit differently than the masses. Ultimately, the masses are largely ordinary, and if you wanted to be ordinary, you wouldn't be reading this right now. So today, as part of our goal to create a better financial life for you this year, I challenge you to behave more like the financially successfully by busting open a few myths you may have ingrained into your mind - probably … [Read more...]