Life insurance is a good idea if you are still on the path to financial independence. If you have debt and dependents, getting life insurance is a no-brainer. But do you still need life insurance when you’re financially independent, rich, or retired? To answer this question, we must first define what financial independence means and […]
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Bad pricing estimates by Zillow and Redfin are commonplace. Despite starting in 2004, Zillow’s estimates are especially unreliable. However, you can use bad pricing estimates to your advantage when buying or selling property today. Over years of comparing the two, I’ve noticed Redfin’s pricing estimates are more accurate. Further, Redfin is much quicker to update
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There is a never-ending debate between real estate versus stocks as a better investment. Currently, ~43% of my net worth is in real estate while ~32% of my net worth is in stocks. Perhaps the main reason why is because I believe real estate is less risky than stocks. As an early retiree with a
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The ideal financial scenario in retirement is steady income and conservative returns. Financial loss creates stress. And given stress kills, your goal as a retiree should be to remove as much stress from your life as possible. The older and wealthier you get, the more you want to move your money into the background of
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In general, buying stocks on margin is a bad idea. You could lose all your initial investment if the stock suddenly drops and you have no way to meet your margin call. In addition, you are already paying a margin interest rate. However, the idea of buying stocks on margin has increased due to a
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The average credit score to qualify for a mortgage is roughly 760 in 2025, a 60 point rise since the financial crisis in 2008. As mortgage rates increase due to inflation and Fed rate hikes, it’s more important than ever to have a great credit score to get a lower mortgage interest rate. Thankfully, gone
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After the unforeseen volatility of 2020, Crowd Street wanted to know how individual investors were thinking about real estate investing in 2021 and beyond. Crowd Street was able to conduct a survey with 1,200 respondents, one of the largest of its kind. The survey results provide an insightful commercial real estate outlook for 2021 and
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Empower (previously Personal Capital) is a Silicon Valley digital wealth management company that launched in September, 2011 by former Intuit and PayPal CEO Bill Harris. If you are wondering, should I use a wealth management company like Empower, I think the answer is “yes.” I have been using Empower’s free wealth management tools since 2012. Partly due
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Let me share why I dislike investing in the stock market even in good times. Times are good now because we’re near all-time highs after a scary March 2020. Corporate earnings are rebounding. The economy is opening up. There is light at the end of the tunnel. The problem with the stock market is that
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If there is one time to have money and spend money, it’s during and after a pandemic or similar hardship. Money should help make difficult times more bearable. If you can’t afford to spend extra money during a time of distress, then you can always revenge spend once it’s over. When I first came up
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