Investments

Loyalty Is Dead: Transfer Your Capital For Free Cash And Great Rewards

I love people who are loyal. They stick with you through good times and bad. Unfortunately, when it comes to business, loyalty is dead. Firms will spit you out at a moment’s notice. Banks just move on to the next win once they’ve got you as a customer. This is why you shouldn’t be afraid […]

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The Easiest Way To Make Money: Recognize Arbitrage Opportunities

Arbitrage is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more assets or markets, and profiting until the price difference disappears. Recognizing arbitrage opportunities is one of the easiest ways to make money. Being able to recognize and then take advantage of kinks in the system will be one of your greatest

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The Inverted Yield Curve And A Recession Could Be Extremely Positive

With the 2-year yield higher than the 10-year yield, the yield curve has officially inverted as of 3Q2019 and again in 1Q2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The yield curve is still inverted today in 2024 due to aggressive Fed rate hikes. History has shown us, once there’s an inverted yield curve, there’s a high

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A Fed Rate Cut Is A Sign We Should All Buckle Down And Be Careful

The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut the federal funds rate on July 31, 2019, the first time in 10 years, signifies several things: 1) The Fed screwed up in December 2018 by hiking rates for the 9th time in three years. Cutting rates just 7.5 months after hiking rates is like getting a divorce within

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What The Last 20 Years Of Inflation Teaches Us About Building Wealth

If you want to build great wealth, you must invest in risk assets over the long term. If you hold most of your net worth in cash, your purchasing power will fall behind due to inflation. Today, $3 million is the new $1 million when people talk about what it’s like to achieve real millionaire status.

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Ideas For Reinvesting Proceeds After A Home Sale

After a home sale, you will hopefully be flush with cash. However, reinvesting proceeds after a home sale is important if you want to keep up or beat inflation. Therefore, here are some investment ideas to consider after selling your property. Thanks to inflation, you need at least a $3 million net worth to be

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What Drug & Alcohol Addiction Taught Me About Risk & Reward

The following is a guest post by Deanna from RecoveringWomenWealth.com. Deanna is the first to kick off the Financial Samurai Underdog Tour where I highlight people who’ve overcome some sort of difficulty to lead a better life. She had a drug & alcohol addiction she overcame. Recovery from my addiction has been one of my

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Always Calculate The Opportunity Cost When Making A Major Investment

Before buying anything, always calculate the opportunity cost when making a major investment. If you do, you will spend less and build wealth faster. I love window shopping and never buying a gosh darn thing. Vendors hate me, but my bank account thinks otherwise. This habit started when I was a teenager making minimum wage with shoes and

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