How Much Does IVF And Eastern Medicine Cost To Combat Infertility?

Today’s post comes from a reader named Melissa who is facing the expensive decision of trying IVF with her husband in order to have their first child. Infertility is a sensitive and grappling topic that many couples are facing today. We’re having children later now due to our careers, and many of us are struggling […]

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Determining The Value Of Your Credit Card Rewards Points

I’ve only got two credit cards: one for personal use, and one for business use. I like concentrating all my spending on one card so I can get maximum points to buy things like a home theater system, nights at the Halekulani Hotel, gasoline cards, and tennis racket grips! Credit card reward points have value

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Can Anyone Be An Accredited Investor? The Government Can’t Tell

One of the questions I asked in my accredited investor post is whether the current definition of accredited investor is fair or not. 61% of you voted that the Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) should not dictate who can and cannot invest in private offerings. Only 31% of you said the definition is currently fair, while the other

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Invest In Real Estate For Capital Appreciation, Rental Income, Or Lifestyle?

Despite real estate ranking second to last in my Passive Income Rankings, don’t worry real estate fans. Real estate still is my favorite asset class to build wealth. This article will discuss whether to invest in real estate for capital appreciation, rental income, or lifestyle. For me, I invest in real estate for lifestyle first. I

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FutureAdvisor Review: An Interview With Bo Lu, CEO On The Digital Wealth Management Industry

Update 6/15/202: I’m assuming Bo got his earn out and is a very rich man now since I published this post on 3/18/2015. I’m pleased to share an interview I did with Bo Lu, the CEO of FutureAdvisor. FutureAdvisor is an algorithmic money manager with sophisticated tools to help clients manage their money. Over 300,000

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Hire A Financial Adviser or Lose Money All By Yourself For Free?

The following is a guest post by Neal, a financial advisor, on what to know before hiring a financial adviser. During strong markets, anyone can make money. And during weak markets, everyone tends to have losses. For the most part, all ships rise and fall with the tide, financial adviser or not. So what’s the

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The Largest Tax Refund Request Ever! Plus Tax Tips For Small Business Owners

In what could be the most amazing tax move ever, a Georgia woman filed a $94 MILLION tax refund! You have to make over $1.6 billion dollars in income to pay $94 million taxes with Georgia’s 6% state income tax rate. Sure, it’s possible to make $1.6+ billion dollars, but probably not by this woman. So

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What’s Your Largest Ongoing Living Expense? Taxes Of Course!

The following is a guest post by FS reader, Jamin Eberhart on your largest ongoing living expense. He received his MBA, worked in biotech and now consults for biotech companies. He is extremely focused on building his freedom fund, and struggles just like me to find the right balance between living it up and being fiscally responsible. 

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