Before I show you the 20-year annualized returns by asset class between 1999 – 2018, 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, a 40/60 stock/bond portfolio, REITs, Gold, Oil, EAFE (Europe, Asia, Far East), national real estate, which performed […]
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The college admissions scandal that involved rich parents buying their kids way into various schools is a shock. It was dubbed Operation Varsity Blues. However, there is a legal way to profit from the college admissions scandal as well. A good investor always looks for opportunity no matter the circumstance. If you can identify and
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Whenever I write about an investment decision I make in a post or newsletter, someone gets upset. I’ll get a spiteful comment about how I’m market timing my decision. What someone does with their money has no bearing on what happens with your money. You have the freedom to make one giant paper money statue
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It feels a lot like 2007 again. Almost every major asset class is on fire. People are leveraging up to buy things they don’t fully quit understand. Investing FOMO is all over the place! Let’s review why it feels like 2007 all over again so we can better protect ourselves. Reflection helps us appreciate how
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A stock market melt down is no fun, but there are some positives one can look forward to.
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Let me share what a bond yield table is, how to read it, and what bond duration you must choose. Hopefully, everybody has been building a CD Step Stool or a Bond Step Stool (not a ladder). A Step Stool is the smarter approach because the short end of the yield curve has been rising
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There’s a lot of uncertainty as we head into 2019. The Fed is expected to raise rates another two to four times. We’ve got a slowing housing market thanks to rising rates, rising inventory, and lower overall affordability. We also have constant geopolitical risk that never seems to go away. As investors, we must properly
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This is my 3Q2018 review. Out of the 25+ financial accounts I track online, there are only two accounts that I really care about at the moment: 1) My after-tax investment account I created in 3Q2017 after I sold my SF rental house. 2) My real estate crowdfunding portfolio that has mostly investments outside of
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Jack Bogle is one of America’s iconic investors and I’m a fan. He is well known for founding and growing the second largest mutual fund company in the world, The Vanguard Group with over $3 trillion in assets under management. Let’s look at his investment philosophies. You may be surprised to know that Bogle was actually
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This post will show you how to pick a robo-advisor in the digital wealth management era. Long gone are the days of paying 1% – 3% for a traditional wealth manager to manage your money. Today, you can use free wealth management tools online to manage you money yourself! Thanks to the internet and innovation,
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