Do you have a complicated net worth like me? If so, it may be a good idea to look at a simple net worth. The more complicated your net worth, the more you need to stay on top of it with a free tool like Empower. A blogging buddy of mine named J from Budgets […]
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This post is a reminder that we can and will lose money if we invest in risk assets for a long enough period of time. The only way to never lose money again is if we never make any investments. Let’s discuss some things to do before making any investment. We keep our money in
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Before you read my investment outlook for 2018, you must first understand my financial situation and my biases. Our biases often warp our reality by anchoring us to past situations. Permanently left work in 2012 at the age of 34 Net worth got crushed by ~35% in 2008-2009 Small business owner who will benefit from
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Life accelerates as we age. And one day you may wake up and find yourself in the middle of a midlife crisis. The key to getting through it without going broke is to create a midlife crisis fund in advance. That and mentally prepare as much as possible. But before we get to discussing a
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Here are some investing lessons from a surreal 2017. It’s always good to learn and review each year to hopefully improve risk-adjusted returns. At the beginning of the year, I decided to track my investments with a detailed spreadsheet. My cash flow was increasing and I wanted to make sure the money was being properly deployed.
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If you are looking to hire a financial advisor, this post will discuss some questions to ask before you do. It’s important to hire an experienced financial advisor who actually also has more wealth than you do. Imagine learning how to cook from someone who only knows how to operate a microwave oven. Yum! Those
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Interesting in investing in speculative investments like Bitcoin without losing lots of money? You’re not alone. With Bitcoin and other speculative investments reaching all-time highs, everybody is feeling investing FOMO and wanting to get rich quick. In late 1999 I had my Bitcoin moment. I was a 22 year old first year analyst working on
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The following is a guest post from my friend Joel who has been investing in domain names for years! Chances are that when you read the term “domain name investing” you immediately have the following questions pop up: Umm [insert embarrassed pause here], what exactly is a domain name anyway? Do you mean like a
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Curious to know about venture debt investing? I’ve been a venture debt investor since 2015 to diversify my investments. This post will go through the details of what is venture debt and why it may provide higher yields with lower risk. One of my favorite investment strategies is the barbell strategy. The barbell strategy is where
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3Q 2017 was a complete blur. After selling my rental house in June, I was mentally exhausted and decided to do a whole lot of nothing except try and be a good father and continue writing on Financial Samurai. The feeling was kind of like wanting to just sleep in after taking a final exam.
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