By Trent Hamm
When I first started writing The Simple Dollar, I was a big proponent of financial publications like Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s, SmartMoney, and so on. I read them. I referenced them in posts. I even suggested that people subscribe to them.
For a long time, though, I’ve scarcely mentioned them. What happened?
First of all, the articles on basic personal finance in those publications are solid. They do provide good advice on budgeting, frugality, and other such topics, though many of those articles are matched by good blog posts out there.
Where these publications run into trouble with me is when they start talking about specific investments.
Let me explain what I mean.
As The Simple Dollar has become more popular, I’ve been the... More...
