Blog #1 Oblivious investor
The Oblivious investor blog is a blog that shares tips and
information on low maintenance investing for the average investor. The blog has
a general theme of investing your money in a smart manner, with a diversified
portfolio, low returns, and the means to have confidence investing. This blog
emphasizes the use of stock indexes in order to maximize profit and potential
when investing in stocks and bonds. If one were to individually research each
company before investing in them, not only would this be extremely time
consuming, but it would also lead to a less diversified portfolio. The blog
gives a lot of tips for safe investing, including choosing bonds over stocks.
It might have a lower return but bonds are much safer and more stable in the
long run. I liked this blog, it stayed within the genre it was supposed to, and
gave clear information and tips for the average investor.
Blog #2 Studenomics
Studenomics is pretty self-explanatory. College students
have been notoriously broke and dumb with their money. Mostly because there was
no one ahead of them to show the way. College students are expected to go out
and learn on their own. Sometimes, this can be counter-productive. This blog helps
college students plan and become aware of their financial surroundings. One
article I particularly like described what one could expect of each year of
college and what one must accomplish in order to succeed and survive. The
article talks about how freshmen year its wise to figure out career interests
and then to find a mentor in said interest. By senior year it is important to
be finishing your internship and planning your first career move after college.
It’s a very helpful blog and sheds light on the fact a lot of students struggle
in college due to poor financial planning.
Blog #3 Punch debt in the face
This blog was probably my favorite. This blog helps share
insight into a problem that plagues many Americans, debt. The author reveals
the importance of constantly checking and rechecking bank accounts. This is
important to not only track your spending, but is also important so that you
know the balance of your accounts and can make sure one account isn’t inflated
over another. Planning is another major component of debt management and having
a goal each month can help eliminate stress and debt at the same time. I like
this blog because you can really connect with the person writing the blog. It
makes you feel comforted knowing that many other people face the same issues,
and there are solutions.
It is a shame that so many people face debt. Why are we so forced to turn to being in debt? I think many of us have no other choice than to apply for a loan to fund our schooling. We want to get ahead, but first we must set ourselves back with these loans. A lot of students face loan payments that they can't afford. With our economy so depressed, many graduating students cannot get jobs and cannot pay back the loans, giving them bad credit. Are there any other solutions to this debt?
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you looked over more than just two blogs. Three is always better to get a good opinion about the general idea. Have you looked into other blogs that aren't necessary related to your expertise? Sometimes it's nice to look at different types of blogs to help shape what you want your blog to look like.
ReplyDeleteYes Santino it almost seems unfair that students have to deal with that stress especially after graduating. But its a struggle that just part of reality. Getting involved in an internship is always helping for giving you that edge to get that job after college. We look so similar to others applicants on paper but differentiating ourselves through clubs and other types of major related work can be very beneficial to our future employment. Good thought Mich i'll have to look over some more blogs out of my expertise. Are there any blogs you would recommend?
ReplyDeletePunch dept was definitely a great blog, I found a lot of the advice extremely helpful. I just found out that finance blogs is the number one category of blogs so it is nice to know which ones are worth your time.
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