The Investing Starter Kit Blog

Wednesday December 7 would have been my father's 80th birthday. To honor him, and 35 years of philanthropy, the Reginald F. Lewis...

We will be doing a soft launch of The MGB Investing Starter Kit later in the month! So if you're ready to get started, and you're not...

"In the Black" refers to a company's profitability-- as opposed to 'in the red,' a phrase that comes from the former practice of...

On a day dedicated to giving thanks, we want to appreciate all of you reading this, for being interested in how we approach investing,...

Have you seen this movie? Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever --It's brilliant. So moving. But what does it have to do with investing? As...

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday November 8! Yay, Democracy! If you haven't already voted early (I have!), do you have your plan in...

Public companies are required to have a group of people called the ‘Board of Directors’ who represent the interests of the people who own...

Back in this post, I wrote about Step 3 in the MGB Investing Starter Kit process-- finding ways to increase your income, or inflow. In...

Investment banking is basically financial advising for corporations, according to this article on the investing education website called...

We are less than 4 weeks from Election Day in the United States, when all districts will be choosing their congressperson, and many will...

When a private company wants to raise money, and/or wants to give the owners and employees a way to benefit more directly from the value...

In the US, a 'public company' is one where the ownership in the company is available to anyone who wants to pay the money to buy in. The...

May Queen Elizabeth Rest In Peace. She served her country faithfully for 7 decades with a dedication that is unparalleled. Her funeral...

Let's do this! All that expense tracking you've been doing, time to try adding it up! Here's a video where I explain a little more about...

Inspiration from the phenomenal Ms. Serena Williams.

I met with a friend this past week who has done well with her investments, and I asked her a question I have started to ask anyone I meet...

In the olden days, the stock market used to have its results printed on a thin strip of paper called 'ticker tape' and each company had a...

Like many, I had an allowance as a kid, although I don’t remember how much it was. I DO remember that my father was tickled by a ‘memo’ I...

One of our readers suggested this, so here it is: a free example of step two --to begin tracking your expenses. Link to this MGB Digit...

The purpose of a company, generally speaking, is to make money, and the income statement, also known as ‘earnings’ or ‘profit and loss’...

In investing, it's important to understand what we are investing in. One of the tools to evaluate a company is called its Balance Sheet,...