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• Managing Your 401k Like an Investing Ninja

  

  Many people manage their 401k accounts poorly. The majority manage them adequately. A few manage them well. Then there are the investing ninjas. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Diversification Reduces Investing Risk

  

  Let’s say that you’re playing a game where you bet $10 on the toss of a coin. If it is a fair coin – equally weighted on both sides – you’ll guess right half... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Investment Accounts You Need to Have

  

  Probably when I started this blog, I should have gone over the types of accounts an individual should have to build wealth, secure their future, etcetera. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Want to Help Your Kids? Save Up for Medical Expenses in Retirement

  

  Often on this blog I speak about saving and investing to gain financial independence. This is a magical state at which one can choose to continue working, stop... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Do You Want to Make Money, Or Would You Rather Just Want to Fool Around?

  

  From the age of 12 to about 38, I was fooling around int he stock market. I didn’t know I was fooling around, but I found out that I was after reading JD... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Capitalism is Good, Not Evil

  

  Taking a brief aside from investment strategies and growing wealth, today’s entry addresses the basic tenants on which the stock market exists: Free... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Using Sweat Equity to Get Closer to Your Financial Goals

  

  The secret to reaching financial independence, whether you’re hoping to reach FIRE (Financially Independent, Retired Early) or you just want to have the peace... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Generating Income in Retirement

  

  Many Americans are nearing retirement age or even starting retirement. While there are many notable exceptions, as a generation Baby Boomers have made great... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Do You Know What You Should Pay for a Stock?

  

  One question many new investors have when they’re starting to invest in stocks is how to know what they should be paying for a stock. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What is a Wash Sale? If You Don’t Know, You Might Be in for a Bad Tax Surprise.

  

  I’ve been getting questions lately about the subject of wash sales. While I’m not an accountant (and you should check with one to make sure I’m right) here’s... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Want a Great School? Live Where the Rocket Scientists Live

  

  Homes in areas with great schools sell for more and there is a simple reason – if there are good public schools, you don’t need to pay an additional $5000 or... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Delaying Gains into Future Tax Years

  

  One of the main advantages in long-term investing is the ability to delay capital gains taxes. As a company becomes more valuable and increases in price as a... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why You Should Dollar Cost Average

  

  In Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA), one invests a fixed amount of money on a regular basis. For example, an investor may put $1000 in a mutual fund every month... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• FIRE, Suicide, and Mental Health

  If you're focused in on FIRE (Financial Independence, Retired Early), you're probably thinking about things like cutting expenses, getting side-hustles to... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Dividends Can Be Bad

  

  here are a lot of FIRE blogger (those trying to become Financially Independent and Retire Early) who are big fans of dividends. They are building up a portfoli... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Economics of Childcare

  

  I recently came across a post from a thirty-something FIRE blogger about how the childcare system in the US is extremely flawed. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is Your Culture Keeping You from Becoming Wealthy?

  

  There is always a great deal of talk about race and economics. There is the black economy, the Latino economy, and the mainstream economy, as if different... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Beyond FICO: How to Evaluate Wealthy Individuals for Credit Worthiness

  

  The FICO score and pay stub have become the deciding factors when deciding if someone will make a good tenant or even a good driver. They make things simple. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Invest in Individual Stocks

  

  So maybe you've been investing through your company's 401k plan for a few years. Maybe you also have started up a taxable account to buy index funds. These ar... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Advantages of Individual Stock Investing

  

  Now that you're looking at being out on your own, or maybe you're already out and wondering how you'll provide for yourself, you may be thinking that there is... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2019 BUSINESS, FINANCE