All Entries in the "Time & Money News" Category
Hey Ma, I’m on The Reformed Broker Blog
Yesterday I noticed that I was getting more new Twitter followers than normal. Usually if I nail a blog post or tweet something really interesting, I will notice an influx of new followers. However, on yesterday, nothing provoking from moi hit the wire. I was certain that my sarcastic tweet about Google Plus hitting 750M [...]
5 Years Later and Still Trading Full-Time
Last Thursday, 3/31/11, marked 5 years since I walked away from sales conferences in Hawaii, drinks on the 19th hole with customers and a big fat paycheck to trade full-time on my own account. My first thought is WOW! How have I survived countless unforeseen expenses? How did I survive the Great Recession? How have my wife [...]
TTaMG Anniversary #4: What It Takes To Be In the 1%?
Who in their right mind would quit a six figure gig to pursue an advocation that only 1% of those that pursue it were successful? Well, today marks the fourth anniversary of the day that I lost my mind. Yes, I miss the whining and dining of customers that I routinely did as a software [...]
The Time & Money Group – Anniversary #3
Today marks three years since I walked away from Corporate America to trade full-time and explore ways to encourage people to pursue their dreams of Financial Independence. Not one day has passed where I have regretted my decision, but there have many days spent wondering how long can I keep this party going. I had [...]
The Time & Money Group – 2nd Anniversary
The farther the calendar moves away from 3/31/2006, the day I walked away from a 20 year career in Sales, Marketing and Engineering, the less I have to explain why I said good-bye to a 6-figure job to trade full-time on my own account. That’s good, because it was pretty hard to explain anyway. The [...]
Basket Trading with FOLIOfn
FOLIOfn is an innovative online broker that has been in business since 1988. Just like any other brokerage firm it is possible to trade securities in the standard manner, but their claim to fame is their unique FOLIO basket trading feature. This allows you to buy, modify and sell whole portfolios in a single transaction. [...]
Friends Of The Time and Money Group
I have decided to make some of the content previously available here only available to Friends of The Time and Money Group. Read here for details.
The 100 Most Inspirational Personal Finance Turnaround Stories Online
I just received notification that I was included on the Top 100 Most Inspirational Personal Finance Turnaround Stories Online List. That’s a mouthful. This is the second time that I have been included in a top 100 list. It is always exciting to be recognized in any manner. It means that you are making a [...]
The Time & Money Group Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary
March 31st marked one year for me sans 9 to 5. I can hardly believe that year has come and gone so quickly. I am happy to report that my wife and I are still driving the same cars, living in the same house and going on the same vacations as we did when I [...]
Breaking the Shackles: Chosen as One of the Top Financial Blogs
Breaking the Shackles of the 9 to 5 was chosen as one of the most informative credit, finance or real estate blogs in the U.S. by Your Credit Network. Hey, it’s not an Emmy or an Oscar – but I will take it. I would like to thank ……. More ….
