What Is P/E Ratio?

The Price to Earning Ratio (P/E) also known as Earnings Multiple or simple Multiple is the great equalizer.

In the world of investing there are a multitude of metrics that are used to determine if a stock is a good pick. No one measurement or statistic should be used to make the final decision. However, the PE ratio should be one of the metrics you use.

Budgeting - Principles of Financial Management #9

A key principle to managing your personal finance is that you cannot manage what you don’t measure. Without tracking your spending and setting limits for different categories you will never get your finances under control.

Personal Finance In Education

This blog originated with the idea of sharing how eliminating muda (waste) can add to a richer, more productive and value-added life. Can you imagine a greater waste than letting our citizens live their life without basic money management skills? This is certainly a problem that will end up being a burden on our entire society.

Targeted Date Funds May Have Your Money In Their Sights

Some years ago I caught a segment on the news about the benefits of a so called “get it and forget it” targeted date retirement funds.
The news story made a great case for why any non-financially savvy investor (that’s me!) should consider these funds.

A Lean Life Begins With The Customer First

From a business perspective lean is often defined as providing greater value to the customer with less use of resources. A lean organization takes a long-term view of business recognizing that ongoing success and growth requires not just customer satisfaction but customer retention.