High-Yield Corporate Bond Spread: A Good Stock Market Indicator

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The high-yield corporate bond spread is an important stock market indicator. The larger the spread, the greater the concern high-yield corporate bond investors have about the stock market and vice versa. The high-yield corporate bond spread is the difference between the yield of the bonds issued by riskier companies and risk-free Treasury yields. The spread […]

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Achieving Financial Independence On A Modest Income: $40,000 In Manhattan

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There are some people who think that achieving financial independence before 60 is only for people with high incomes. I strongly disagree. You can still achieve financial independence sooner on a modest income. A modest income is defined as +/- 25% of the median household income in America, which is roughly $80,000. In other words,

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How To Have A Risk-Appropriate Asset Allocation When Investing

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Since 2009, one of the things I have focused on is trying to help readers have a risk-appropriate asset allocation. A risk-appropriate investor invests according to their true risk tolerance. When you invest according to your true risk tolerance, you usually become a calmer, wealthier person. Over the long run, your investment asset allocation is

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When To Play The Status Game Again: Money, Fame, And Impact

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Since 2012, I have tried hard to stop playing the status game. After all, leaving my job in banking meant losing status at age 34 when folks are usually coming into their own. After my career was over, I turned down multiple TV show appearances, podcast interviews, and speaking gigs. To be able to just

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Private Real Estate Investing: Seven Takeaways After Nine Years

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I’ve invested in private real estate deals and funds since late 2016. Now I’m in the window for receiving distributions. My investment thesis to invest in heartland real estate has turned out well. Ironically, it was partially thanks to the bad luck of the pandemic as people relocated to lower-cost areas of the country. Although

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