Hank Coleman

UPDATE – This round of investing is closing on Friday, October 27th at midnight! Now’s your last chance to invest in a movie and earn a great rate of return (plus residuals). Click here to invest through WeFunder. Don’t miss your chance to earn a 15% return on your principal and 50% of the pro-rated profits in perpetuity!  UPDATE #2 – Check out the bottom of this blog post, where you can find three NEW movies that you can invest in through WeFunder! I’ve talked about investing in things like a rock and roll band through Kickstarter before. I’m a huge fan of the platform and of crowdfunding projects in general. But, recently, I had the opportunity to invest in … Read more

If you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, long-term savings and investment strategies aren’t exactly a priority. After all, you need to make sure you can afford basic human necessities like the roof over your head, utilities, and food, not to mention life necessities like car insurance and cell phone plans. Once everything is accounted for, what little is leftover from your last paycheck might be used to pay off debt or go out to dinner one night per month. Investing money in stocks, bonds, or any other option just doesn’t seem feasible, given your income/expense ratio. You know that investing is important, especially when it comes to saving for retirement, but the freedom to divert money to investments instead of necessities and debts … Read more

What are junk bonds? And, are junk bonds a good addition to your investment portfolio? If you are just like average investors, you’re probably all that not familiar with junk bonds and how they can boost your rate of returns on your investments. Junk bonds are high-yield bonds that offer profitable prospects for investors, but they’re not investment-grade bonds. They are a fixed income investment that have a credit rating of BB or lower as indicated by Standard & Poor’s or a Ba rating or below from Moody’s Investors Service. They are called junk bonds because the company that offers them are at a higher risk of defaulting on their obligations than traditional bonds from solid companies with better balance … Read more