Tim Plaehn, Author at Primer

Tim Plaehn

Tim Plaehn follows his vagabond nature in both work and where he lives. His mini-careers include stints as a U.S. Air Force fighter, pilot, commercial truck salesman, stock broker and financial planner. He now spends his working time as a writer, putting those experiences to work in his writing. After growing up in the Midwest, Tim has lived in places like South Korea, Florida, Las Vegas, California and South America.

Allocating the 401k account of a 20-something

Without training we're expected to guess what will happen in the economy for the next 40 years until we retire. Our crystal ball algorithms are still in the beta phase, but until then here is some ... [more]

10 Things to Understand About the Stock Market Before Buying Your First Shares

Growing up we hear a lot about the importance of investing in the stock market, but unless you were a finance major or took some electives, no one ever teaches us anything about it.