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Marci O'Connor
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Category Archives: investment
Learning Finance Through Art (Via Infographics)
What if you could understand (capitalized) Finance through (capitalized) Art? That is kind of like asking, What if we take one really hard-to-comprehend-concept and then explain it using an equally as hard-to-comprehend-concept instead? Sounds awesome,right? But the thing is, it’s as … Continue reading
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Why Women Are Better Investors Than Men (Really, They Are!!)
Did you know that your fear investing can actually make you better at it? When I was nine or ten, I had a pale pink tee that read Anything Boys Can Do Girls Can Do Better. The felt iron-on letters … Continue reading
Choosing Stocks: Or Why I Like Watching Martha Stewart Dance
Eight years ago, Martha turned my son’s birthday party into a baseball extravaganza, complete with colour coordinated banners, sprinkly baseball shaped cupcakes and personalized home-made jumbo pretzels for all. Three years ago, I let Martha guide me through the myriad … Continue reading
Shifting Financial Priorities
Last week my pool exploded. Not the whole pool luckily, just the in-ground pool light. It was the scariest thing ever – my son was about to jump in at the deep end. When he walked past the diving board, he … Continue reading
Why Invest?
Pop Quiz: Why should you invest? A: Because my blog encourages you to? B: Because you want to keep up with the rising cost of your favorite shoes/toothpaste/wine? C: Dream vacation D: Dream retirement E: Because Forbes says to? In … Continue reading
Investors look just like everybody else….
So there is this snort-worthy scene in The Addams Family movie, where the character Wednesday (played by Christina Ricci) is out trick or treating. Upon opening the door, a women looks at her costume (Wednesday is not dressed in costume, … Continue reading
Getting Schooled In Finance
I recently bought a bag from etsy. It is handmade, a glorious combination of colours, a durable yet soft linen, and it rests perfectly on my narrow shoulders. The fact that it was crafted in France admittedly adds to the thrill. Unrelated, we … Continue reading
11 ways to enjoy your Brokecation
I should be in Rome. Or Prague. Or a beach somewhere - anywhere this long weekend…every magazine and newspaper and commercial is telling me so. Alas, here I am at home, refusing to call this a staycation. But I am … Continue reading
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Move over Tupperware, Investment Clubs Are Rockin The House!!
The best club I ever joined was the Archie Fan Club. I received an official press card and a pin. My first crush was on Archie and I was in glee whenever he would choose Betty over Veronica. Also, this … Continue reading
