Comments Top 10 Free Money Finance Guest Posts of 2011

As regular readers know, I feature a lot of guest posts throughout a year (though not as many this year as in past years). I like to get a variety of perspectives on money issues, hear from others in different life stages than I'm in, and let readers get money thoughts from someone other than me. In fact, I have so many guest posts that I even have my own policy for them. So I thought it would be fun for me to highlight what I consider to be the top 10 guest posts here from 2011 (FYI, here are the top ones from 2009 and 2010). Here they are in countdown order, along with key quotes from each:

#10 - Ten Questions to Ask a Financial Advisor - "Someone asked me what disclosures I would require for financial advisors. I've written these principles in a yes-or-no format and reworded the questions. "Yes" is the best answer and "no" means you should seek more information or not consider that advisor at all. Although answering affirmatively to all 10 questions would be my first screen in selecting a financial advisor, it still does not guarantee the person has the competence necessary to offer comprehensive wealth management."

#9 - Making a Million Bucks is So Simple ? But Why Can Most Only Dream About It? - "Making a million bucks is not that complicated of a task. And the bottom line is that your piece of the pie is out there if you want to go grab it.? But can you?? Do you want to? What is preventing you?"

#8 - How to Run a Successful Reselling Business - "A few years ago, I decided to sell some of my wife's old college textbooks on Amazon. Later, I found several unused items around my house that I also sold for a decent profit. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, I eventually developed my own reselling business. I made quite a few mistakes along the way, but I learned a lot and quickly realized I could do this as a side business and make decent extra income. There are a number of things you should do (and things you should avoid) when starting, developing, and maintaining your reselling business."

#7 - Pay Yourself First - "The greatest engine to generate real wealth is saving and investing. And the best way to ensure that your default is saving and investing is to automate the process. Pay yourself first, and your savings will grow exponentially. Wealth management is based on the idea that very small changes can yield enormous gains in your family's finances. This process, both easy and simple, is worth millions. Unfortunately, only a tiny percentage of American families take advantage of the tools available to implement this automated technique."

#6 - Compute Your Net Worth Once a Year - "Net worth gives you a snapshot of how much money would be left if you converted everything you owned into cash and paid off all your debts. Compute your net worth by creating four lists."

#5 - Launching the Career of Your Dreams: How I Achieved My Dream Career Within 4 Years of College Graduation - "The idea that the hunt for a career to step into begins after you graduate from college (or high school, trade school, etc.) is completely outdated. In fact, the preparation time suggested by the title of this section (1 Year) might not even be aggressive enough given the employment environment that we are in currently, including an unemployment rate in excess of 9% (which some would argue is, in fact, much higher). But at the bare minimum, one year before you are set to enter the workforce, your preparation better be kicked into high gear."

#4 - The Case for the Mileage Based Credit Card - "The point is that there are some circumstances where mileage based credit cards are better, and you'll want to properly evaluate your situation so you can make the right decision."

#3 - Five Retirement Surprises - "Although I found a lot of material on planning and preparing for retirement, I didn't find much on actually being in retirement.?? To help all of you future retiree's out there, here are 5 surprises I have found in retirement and some suggestions for you on each."

#2 - FMF Reader Profiles - Not a true guest post, but that's essentially what these articles are -- a guest post written by a reader by answering questions. The series has been so popular that I had to include it in this list.

#1 - The Complete Guide To Building Wealth In Two Sentences - "The truth behind wealth building is public domain knowledge, simple to understand, and nobody is going to get rich selling it you."

Enjoy!

Source: http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2012/01/top-10-free-money-finance-guest-posts-of-2011.html

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