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How The Rich Invest: A Look Inside Yale Endowment’s Asset Allocation

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Have you ever wondered how the rich invest? Well, look no further than seeing how the ~$41 billion Yale endowment fund invests its money. Endowments invest like many of the world’s wealthiest people and retirees. Both want income to fund their operations or lifestyles indefinitely. Both want to outperform their peers. And ultimately, both want consistently strong absolute

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Don’t Join A Startup If You Want To Get Rich: Baremetrics Case Study

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When everybody seems to be getting rich but you, it’s a disconcerting feeling. However, after 22 years of living in San Francisco, the startup capital of the world, I say that if you want to get rich, don’t join a startup. Instead, invest in startups through an open venture capital fund like the Fundrise Innovation

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Common Financial Blind Spots On The Road To Financial Independence

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If there’s a car in your blind spot and you swerve suddenly, there’s a good chance you’ll get into an accident. Your accident will not only cost time and money to fix, you might also suffer an injury or even die. If you have financial blind spots, the consequences can be just as severe. I can’t teach you

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A Better Dollar-Cost Averaging Strategy For Your Investments

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Dollar-cost averaging is the act of consistently investing in a particularly security over a set interval of time. Whether you know it or not, you are likely dollar-cost averaging every time you get a bi-weekly or monthly paycheck. For example, at the beginning of the year, you may elect a fixed percentage of your pre-tax

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The Main Types Of Investment Risk Exposure To Be Aware Of

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I’m not sure if homebuyers truly realize how much concentrated risk they are taking when they buy property. Most middle-class homeowners have a majority of their net worth in their primary residence (~80%). This can be dangerous during a downturn. Therefore, I want to use this post to discuss the main types of investment risk

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