Retirement

Your net worth can be calculated in many different ways. Let’s explore how your net worth is calculated according to wealth managers and socialists. After all, with Joe Biden as President, there’s more hyperbole talk about socialism coming back to America. One of the common beliefs I’d like to overturn is the idea that one shouldn’t count their primary residence as […]

Knowing the historical 401k contribution limits is important for understanding how much you can really save in your 401k each year. When most of us think about how much we can contribute to our 401(k), we only think about how much we can contribute as an employee. Instead, think also about how much an employer

Learn how to build passive income for financial independence and your happiness will increase. I have been creating passive income since 1999, when I realized I didn’t want to work in investing banking forever. Getting in at 5:30 a.m. and leaving after 7 p.m. every evening was too brutal! Creating genuine passive income is the

Your net worth composition will likely change the wealthier you get. The wealthier you get, the generally more conservative your net worth allocation. However, wealthier people also have more of their net worth in business equity as you’ll see below. For example, my net worth composition in my 40s looks nothing like it did when

Phew! We made it! What a year 2020 has been. I’m absolutely exhausted from taking care of my two young kids, experiencing so much uncertainty, and writing so much. Unfortunately, the first half of 2021 likely won’t be much different. Many cities and counties will still be under shelter-in-place. Most of us still won’t get

I’m bullish on real estate for the next several years. With multiple efficacious vaccines, high inflation, continued low and negative real mortgage rates, plenty of stimulus, work from home here to stay, and the desire to own income-producing assets, real estate has a bright future. Here is the latest Fundrise overview. Fundrise is a leading