After a raging bull market, capital preservation is generally a good idea. After all, the last thing you want to do is give up all of your gains and then some. If you do, that would be like wasting a whole bunch of time and emotional capital. Since I started investing in 1995, I’ve round-tripped […]
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After a long bull market since 2009, all Americans should be rejoicing in their wealth, right? Wrong! No all Americans have benefitted from the rise in stocks and real estate. Let’s look at what percentage of Americans own stocks or real estate. It’s not as high as you might think. According to the latest Gallup
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If inflation erodes the value of our currency over time, then it must be true that deflation strengthens the value of our currency over time. Let’s look at the benefits of deflation even though it seems like stagflation is more likely due to the rise in energy prices, Trump’s imposition of higher tariffs, and a
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After sharing my 2022 housing market forecast, it’s only right to share my 2022 stock market forecast. Creating forecasts helps me think things through given I’ve got real money at stake. First some background. Due to continued gains in the stock market, roughly 35% of my net worth is in equities. This is 5% higher
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Some people think sugary processed foods are why we get soft. Other people argue transitioning from a labor-intensive to a capital-intense economy makes us less active. I’m going to argue high I Bond returns are the real reason for making us not try so hard! Investing in an I Bond today is almost too good
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The new COVID variant, Omicron (B.1.529) was first detected in South Africa in November 2021. Omicron is now the dominant COVID variant today. Reports are showing Omicron is less potent, which is leading to less hospitalizations per infected cases. Reported symptoms are generally more mild as the variant doesn’t seem to attack the respiratory system
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I made a mistake with both my children’s 529 plans. Instead of investing in equity index ETFs, I invested in target date funds (TDF). Both target date funds have significantly underperformed, costing my children $40,000+ of lost profits in just a few short years. Instead, I should have invested the 529 plans in an S&P
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Before I share the best asset class performers from 2001 – 2020, I want you to guess the following four things: 1) Of the following asset classes, the S&P 500, a 60/40 stock/bond portfolio, Bonds, REITs, Commodity, Emerging Market Equity, Small Cap, Homes, which performed best? 2) What was the annualized return for the best-performing
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A strong mind is everything. You need a strong mind to get rich. You also need a strong mind to win at sports and get ahead in many aspects of life. One of the goals of achieving financial independence is financial security. We want to feel secure financially so we ironically don’t have to think
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Making sure lifestyle inflation never gets ahead of our income and wealth inflation is a core fundamental in personal finance. Ideally, we want to widen that gap between income and expenses so that we can one day live free. However, what if you are already living free? Or what if your investment returns are so
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