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June 30, 2025

How to Retire a Millionaire: A Prudent Investor’s Guide

Yes, You Can Retire a Millionaire — Even If You Start Small Yes, You Can Retire a Millionaire — Even If You Start Small If

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June 23, 2025

Key Points from the UBS Global Wealth Report for 2025

UBS released its 16th edition of the Global Wealth Report 2025, offering a comprehensive overview of global wealth from levels to distribution to mobility. UBS

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June 16, 2025

How to Start Investing on a Budget

How to start investing on a budget Build Wealth & Start Investing on a Budget To many folks, investing feels like a privilege reserved for

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June 2, 2025

Investing During Market Volatility: What to Know

Market volatility dominates headlines, rattles investors and stokes plenty of fear. Market volatility dominates headlines, rattles investors and stokes plenty of fear. Whether driven by

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June 9, 2025

Interest Rates: A Look at the Variables Behind the Moves

When interest rates rise or fall, the ripple effects are felt across the investing world—impacting everything from mortgage payments and bond yields to stock valuations

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May 26, 2025

5 Things to Look for in an Investment Newsletter

With the rise of online investing and the ever-expanding ocean of financial content, finding a trustworthy investment newsletter can feel like searching for a needle

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May 19, 2025

Should You Buy an Annuity for Retirement?

Annuity contracts (“annuities”) often come up in retirement planning conversations, but one wonders what exactly they are and, importantly, how do they fit into a

Market Volatility

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May 15, 2025

Why Market Volatility is a Gift for Value Investors

In a recent post, Down Markets: A Prudent Approach and Survival Guide for Non-Retirees, we explored why staying the course during market downturns is essential

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May 5, 2025

Key Points from the Capgemini Investment Trends 2025 Report

The Capgemini Investment Trends 2025 Report (Navigating Uncertainty with Confidence: Investment Priorities for 2025) was presented at World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos and

Value Investing

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April 28, 2025

3 Reasons Value Investing Still Works

In a world dominated by fast-growing tech stocks and meme-driven rallies, value investing often gets cast aside as outdated or boring. But history—and hard data—tell

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April 21, 2025

Top Free Sources for Investment Data

Investment data can be very expensive, with Bloomberg Terminals and FactSet data costing thousands of dollars per month for a single seat, so it’s helpful

Down Markets

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April 15, 2025

Down Markets: A Prudent Approach and Survival Guide for Non-Retirees

Are you looking to take control of your financial future by creating a personal budget template and a personal balance sheet Down Markets, pullbacks, corrections,

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April 7, 2025

TPS’s Favorite Reads This Week – Handpicked for Investors – April 7, 2025

At The Prudent Speculator, we often remind ourselves—and our readers—that “we reserve the right to get smarter.” That mindset fuels our ongoing commitment to research,

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April 2, 2025

Create a Personal Budget and Balance Sheet + Free Template

Are you looking to take control of your financial future by creating a personal budget template and a personal balance sheet?”     Are you

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March 31, 2025

How to Calculate Your Retirement Nest Egg

Your retirement nest egg is the total savings you’ll have to support your lifestyle after you stop working   *Please note that we do not