A while ago, I was looking at CD investment alternatives because they paid so poorly. However, due to the Fed’s aggressive rate-hike cycle over the past few years, however, CDs became attractive again. Even though the Fed began cutting interest rates in September 2024, CD rates are still relatively attractive. In the past, CDs were […]
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This article will profile a successful real estate crowdfunding investment. Real estate crowdfunding started in 2012 and is therefore a relatively new investment alternative. However, real estate has been one of the longest investment classes in history. In October 2016, I decided to invest $10,000 in my first real estate crowdfunding investment. It was a
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During my exploration process of selling Financial Samurai, I consulted with a friend who sold his website for $2.8 million some years ago. He offered to share what transpired, what he would have done differently, and why he wished he would have held on. He regrets selling his online business. The numbers and timing have
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Americans are facing a difficult dilemma during the pandemic. We have to decide between the economy or maybe your life or my life. How long are we willing to purposefully shut down our economy to combat the coronavirus and risk losing even more people due to a great depression? I don’t know the answer, which
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If you’re having a baby, your goal is to live as long as possible to help your child become a productive member of society. Therefore, life insurance is a must when having a baby! It’s rational to start eating healthier, exercising more, and building great wealth. But for some reason, we’re not a very healthy nation. Roughly 70%
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Your professional network is incredibly valuable in order to get ahead. With a strong professional net work, you will have more professional and personal opportunities. More people will root for you and want to support you. This posts shares how you can increase the value of your professional network. For 10 years I acted as
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This post will look at the benefits of a backdoor Roth IRA. Long time readers know that I’m one of the biggest naysayers of the Roth IRA. The main reason is: most people will make less in retirement than during their working years. Therefore, taxes should be lower, all things being equal. However, what about
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The 401(k) maximum contribution limit for 2025 is $23,500. This is up from $23,000 in 2024 and $22,500 in 2023. For participants ages 50-59 and 64 or older, the additional “catch-up” contribution limit is $7,500. Starting in 2025, if you’re between ages 60 and 63, you can contribute up to $11,250 as a catch-up contribution,
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Instead of telling you how my family is doing OK during the coronavirus crisis, I wanted to share with you how our family is being negatively impacted by the coronavirus. I’ll then provide another update one year into the pandemic. From going through a logical exercise on how to predict a stock market bottom to
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If you’re a minority, then I encourage you to use racism as motivation to build more wealth and achieve financial freedom sooner. The sooner you can build a passive income portfolio that covers your basic living expenses, the sooner you’ll be free! When I was a kid, I used to be very combative when it
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