Being a full-time parent is hard. It’s way harder than any day job I’ve ever had. And I worked in the high-pressure world of investment banking fo 13 years. After being a stay at home father since early 2017, I long to take a vacation from parenthood by going back to work. Both kids will […]
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Not all commercial real estate is being negatively affected by the coronavirus. Some commercial real estate is seeing tremendous demand. This post provides a great overview of how commercial real estate is affected by the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve discussed how single family home prices are holding up during the pandemic. The reasons why include: low
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The largest life insurance companies are also the companies that have ben around the longest in the United Stats. They have multiple-billion dollar market capitalizations are are generally all publicly-listed companies. Life insurance is one of Warren Buffet’s favorite investments because the premiums are stronger than the payouts. The size and longevity of life insurance
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Congratulations for making it to 50 or being close to 50. You can see the retirement finish line. However, you’re also wondering how much money you should have saved by age 50 in order to live a comfortable retirement. Here’s a savings by 50 guide to help you retire happy and financially secure. I’m currently
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Mass layoffs happen during bear markets and recessions. Let me show you how to protect yourself from a mass layoff if you feel your job is at risk. One of the most curious things about the stock market is that it’s slow to rise and FAST to fall. This phenomenon simply points to the human condition of
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There’s one big risk of peer-to-peer lending you might not be aware of. And that’s how addicting peer-to-peer lending can get! When I log into my P2P account to figure out where to dole out my next $1,000 tranche to borrowers, I feel a little bit like President Biden handing out money to his supporters.
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Everywhere I go, I hear the benefits of the Health Savings Account, or HSA for short. People say an HSA is one of the best ways to save for retirement. It obviously is a great way to pay for inevitable medical expenses given the tax benefits. But is it worth having a high deductible plan
Mass affluent is sometimes used interchangeably to describe the middle class. However, that’s not quite right because being mass affluent is wealthier than the middle class. Mass affluent edges closer to describing the upper middle class, those with above-average incomes and above-average net worths. That said, the middle class is the best social class in
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In early 2005, at the age of 28, I took out a $1,220,000 mortgage to buy a $1,523,000 house in San Francisco. After having bought a modest condo a couple of years earlier, I wanted to go all-in. In retrospect, this was a crazy amount of debt to take on at that age. When the
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There was so much nobody told me about what having a baby is like. Being a first time parent was quite overwhelming in the beginning! Naturally I started to wonder what it’s like going from 1 kid to 2 kids. To get some firsthand insights, I surveyed a bunch of moms with 2 or more
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