Austin Pryor

For several years during the late 1980s, my wife Susie and I applied a rather rigorous approach to control our spending, and it worked pretty well....

The start of a new year is a terrific time to begin your journey toward financial security and investing success...

No one sets out to take a wrong step, of course, but all investors have made a few mistakes.

Despite your best intentions, it's easy to rationalize putting off starting to save.

For those not familiar with index funds, here's a brief discussion of their strengths and weaknesses.

Laying this foundation is vitally important and, if you'll commit yourself, it can be done...

It's not knowing how to make a million by the time you turn 65 that's so tough - the challenge is actually setting aside the money every month...

When the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in 2004, bank money market accounts were paying almost 1% more than money market funds. Now,...

In order to find peace of mind in your investment decisions, you need to become an initiator rather than a responder. Initiators have a concrete...

One of the more contra-intuitive propositions that I regularly put forth in my newsletter is the idea that one's investing decisions can usually be...

When it comes to saving, despite your best intentions, it's easy to rationalize putting it off until the next paycheck. One way to overcome this is...

Confidence is good, but too much of a good thing is bad! That's the word from Terrance Odean and Brad Barber, academics from the University of...

During our working years, we must strike that balance between income and spending that allows us to generate a monthly surplus. And the earlier you...

One of the key maxims of successful investing is this: Avoid making major mistakes. We're all bound to make some mistakes, but hopefully they're...

There are those of us who worry that we're headed for an economic meltdown. Or a resumption of the bear market. Or the ongoing war in the Middle...

Market-timing is a strategy where the goal is to be invested in stock funds only during favorable market periods when prices are rising, and then...

As we have seen lately, stock prices are capable of violent, erratic behavior. So how are we to remain calm when the financial world around us...

How can you become a more efficient money manager? Three words: Money market funds. Not only can you usually get your best savings deals from them,...