Before buying anything, always calculate the opportunity cost when making a major investment. If you do, you will spend less and build wealth faster. I love window shopping and never buying a gosh darn thing. Vendors hate me, but my bank account thinks otherwise. This habit started when I was a teenager making minimum wage with shoes and […]
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I’ve written a pretty detailed post about analyzing whether it’s better to invest in stocks or real estate. Check it out if you’re wondering where to put your money. I tried to be unbiased in my analysis, but due to my experience investing in both asset classes for over a decade, I came to the
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Timeshares are often thought of as very luxurious and accommodating vacations. Timeshare salespeople make the pitch the vacation can even end up costing you less than traditional hotel vacations. Let’s take a look at the state of the timeshare industry. Despite how wonderful these luxurious vacations are, the COVID-19-induced recession led many timeshare owners to
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After a strong stock market since 2000, except for in 2022, more people are thinking of cashing out of stocks to buy real estate. After all, real estate is a real asset that provides utility and tends to hold its value. Stocks are just digital values that could plummet in value over night. Seeing your
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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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