I decided to invest in two private funds: 1) Kleiner Perkins 20 (KP20), and 2) Kleiner Perkins Select II Friends. Kleiner Perkins is a top-tier venture capital shop which has made more recent home run investments in Figma and Ripple. Figma was a hot IPO in 2025 and made limited partners of the Kleiner Perkins […]
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With stock market volatility back and interest rates elevated, lower expected returns are a good possibility. Since 2009, investors have been able to make lots of money relatively easily. However, to expect double or triple-digit annual returns going forward is not wise. In August 2020, when I came out with the Financial Samurai Safe Withdrawal
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If you invest in the stock market, you’ll eventually experience emotions of euphoria, greed, fear, uncertainty, and self-loathing. The more emotionally weak you are, the less likely you’ll enjoy investing in stocks and holding on for the long term. Losing money in the stock market stinks. Given I spent my career working in equities from
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With so many tax-advantaged and taxable investment accounts, it may be hard to figure out the right contribution order between them for a healthier retirement. Between our family of four, we’ve somehow managed to open up 14 investment accounts over the years! Thankfully, technology has enabled us to keep track. If you’re on the path
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Looking ahead, the investing landscape seems more difficult, especially after three robust years of equity returns. More capital preservation strategies should be considered. At the same time, corporate earnings are still growing. Further, the long-term trend for stocks is up and to the right. What is a person who doesn’t want to actively manage their
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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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