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The Motley Fool
January 30, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
Winning the Retirement Lottery Beating the market is seldom easy, but neither is hitting the lottery. Unless you believe the odds of building a successful portfolio are worse than 146,107,962 to 1, the stock market still offers your best bet at a comfortable retirement.   |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Win More in the Lottery! Lottery jackpots are growing as your chance of winning shrinks. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2005 |
A Foolish Lottery Take Put your math hat on when you think about lotteries. Smart investors shouldn't buy lottery tickets, except as very infrequent amusements. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Rats, I Won the Lottery! You should wish lottery jackpots only on your most hated enemies. Perhaps, instead of betting on 1-in-80 million odds, you might invest in some shares of companies that can much more reliably, and safely, reward you. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Critiquing the Lottery Critics' Critic If you're a sensible sort, you understand that the odds of winning big money in a lottery are so extremely remote that it's not worth buying tickets. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2004 |
Warn Your Children About Lotteries Don't let your young ones throw their money away. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
A Lottery Jackpot You Can Win You don't have to take huge, improbable chances in your quest for wealth. Try these tips instead. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Make This Dumb Decision Do yourself a favor, rein in your desperate impulses, and you'll emerge from this recession in better shape. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2006
Rich Smith |
Lottery Nation Even with a portfolio constructed entirely from dividend-paying stocks, you'd find yourself hard-pressed to get by on the income stream that $200,000 can generate. So, forget about lottery tickets and thinking $200,000 qualifies you as rich. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Bankrupt Man Wins Lottery People need to learn more to prepare effectively for comfortable retirements. Odds are, we won't win any lottery jackpots, but through saving and investing, we can do OK. And if we do win a lottery, we'll be prepared to allocate that money intelligently. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2005
Jim Mueller |
Sure Things Beat Bad Bets Investing and growing your money is a long-term strategy. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to getting rich. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Long Odds of Lotto Playing games of chance is a losing bet for everyone -- except the companies that make them happen. You have much better odds investing that money. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Watch Out for That Asteroid! You may have only 24 years left on Earth. But don't change your investment plans just yet. Continue investing in stocks for the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2005
Jim Mueller |
The Information Game Information improves the odds and is key to success in the stock market. When gambling, no amount of information will improve your odds. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Lottery for Losers The new Florida Lotto ad campaign is a real gamble. |
Outside
June 2010
Grayson Schaffer |
Adventure Trips - Lottery Lottery fever has taken over the adventure world, which suddenly makes us miss waiting in line. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
How to Stretch a Buck How to make the money you already have go further. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2008
Dayana Yochim |
No-Sweat Savings No need to stew and sweat. Putting money aside can be easy. |
Outside
June 2010
Grayson Schaffer |
Golden Tickets Lately, it seems, most state and federal agencies -- and many private ones, too -- have hit on the same solution to growing populations and shrinking everything else: the lottery. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Beware of Magical Thinking Blind optimism, luck, and hope are not sound retirement strategies. A retirement plan consists of creating an estimate of retirement expenses, which is supported by consistent saving and investments in sound companies. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2004 |
Make Saving Simple No need to stew and sweat. Putting money aside is easy. Steps to follow in order to save money successfully. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
GTech Is a Money Maker Lottery operator GTech reports record revenues and raises its guidance. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Of Course You Can Make $200,000 Blow away the lottery on your way to big bucks -- by being rational. Take some time to make sure you're saving and investing as effectively as possible, lest you end up missing out on some thousands more you could have accumulated. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Do Both! Use your money as if life is both short and long. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Brian Orelli |
A Simple Way to Teach Kids About Money Television tickets can become a form of currency in your home, teaching children some simple finance lessons. |
AskMen.com
December 10, 2000
Luis Rodrigues |
Retire Rich... Really Rich If you want to retire rich or plan on retiring a little earlier than the average Joe, it's time to evaluate your situation. Unless you were lucky enough to be a blue blood or you won the state lottery, chances are that you'll have to do some careful financial planning to meet your goals... |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Rich Duprey |
A Dollar Tree and a Dream The leading dollar store exceeds expectations as store traffic and average ticket sales grow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2004 |
How to Invest for College As your kids get older, you may be wondering what you should invest your savings for their college education in -- stocks, for example, or bonds? One size doesn't fit all when it comes to college savings. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2006
Jim Mueller |
A Million-Dollar Road Map Turn a couple of dinners a month into wealth. Seriously, you can be a millionaire if you put the right plan in place. And while it starts with saving your dollars, the next step is to start those dollars growing. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2007
Doug Short |
Flunking Your Retirement Do you know the four-letter secret to retirement success? It's P-L-A-N. Read on to learn more. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2008
John Rosevear |
Want to Retire Rich? Here's the magic formula. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Not Quite a Jackpot Today's GTECH buyout shows that smart bets don't always work out for investors, especially if you're late. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 23, 2008
Martha Lagace |
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings Ideas on what government policy, the private sector and nonprofits can do to help people save, from HBS professor Peter Tufano. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
For Greater Growth, Take on More Risk There's an unavoidable trade-off between risk and reward. Weighing your own personal risk can help you balance the need for returns against the desire for safety. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Find Your Money Motivation When retirement is a distant goal, how do you motivate yourself to start a savings habit? |
The Motley Fool
April 16, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
9 Hot Investment Tips You really can't go wrong with these basic tips. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2006
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Juggling Your Financial Goals One pot of money, too many financial goals. What should you fund first? |
AskMen.com
January 21, 2002
Rashmikant Patel |
Retire Comfortably With A Dollar A Day With a little change and a lot of discipline, your retirement years will be a walk in the park... |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2005
Robert Brokamp |
Get Rich by Beating the Odds There is no concept more fundamental to personal finance than risk vs. reward. No one becomes wealthy without taking risks. But the wrong risks can destroy your wealth. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2004 |
Short-Term Cash FAQs Here are the answers to your questions about short-term savings and cash investments. |
AskMen.com
Terence Channon |
Must-Have Long-Term Savings It may seem like some of these financial ventures are much too far in the future to worry about right now, but if you want to reach your financial goals, these must-have long-term savings are the only way to get there. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Santa Brings Hamiltons and Jacksons Making your kids put all their Christmas cash into savings may turn you into the household Scrooge, so consider having them divide the proceeds among savings, spending, and giving. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Be This Investor If you think you're headed for a happy retirement, let's hope that none of these striking statistics apply to you. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Spend to Save? Credit cards offer to fill savings accounts or college funds. Even with all these creative new savings options, the best way to build a sizable nest egg may be the old-fashioned way -- spend less than you earn and put the rest in a savings account. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Gambling Is Growing Count on lotteries and casinos for entertainment, not financial salvation. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Are You Ready to Hit the Jackpot? How to pay taxes on your lottery winnings. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Beat the Lottery! Scientific Games expands its relationship with the Massachusetts State Lottery. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Two Holes-in-One in a Single Day? Yawn ... Don't let big payoffs get you overexcited. You're more likely to rack up some amazing achievements in investing over the long haul -- that's how most multi-baggers materialize. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Prioritizing Your Savings Should you save for retirement or for education for your kids? |
Fast Company
September 2008
Anya Kamenetz |
Making Banking Fun Can innovative new programs make saving money as fun as spending it? |
