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The FIRE Movement Is So Back Thanks To AI Disruption

From 2009, when I started writing about FIRE, until now, the FIRE movement has had a great run. It was born out of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, when hundreds.

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Becoming A Competent Investor Is A Vital Skill To Master

Back in 2012, when I left my finance job, I worried I had made a huge mistake. The money was good. The job provided decent status. But I was exhausted.

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How ETFs, Open End Mutual Funds, and Closed End Funds Trade

After Fundrise announced it plans to list the Innovation Fund on the NYSE, I decided to do some more research on how different funds actually trade and why float matters.

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Why the Best Real Estate Deals Exist Outside the Frenzy Zone

If you want to find better value when buying a house, avoid the real estate frenzy zone. The real estate frenzy zone is the price range where the largest number of.

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Why Letting an ARM Reset Can Be Smarter Than Refinancing

Unlike most people, I love ARMs, or adjustable-rate mortgages. Adjustable-rate mortgages have helped me save over $300,000 in mortgage interest expense since 2005 compared to if I had taken out.

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Having Kids Is The Best Way To Decumulate Wealth When FIRE

If you are a FIRE adherent, then you have likely mastered the art of saving and investing aggressively. While your neighbors and colleagues splurge on new cars, fancy vacations, and.

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2026 Real Estate Outlook: Better Times Ahead For Investors

Roughly 40% of my net worth is in real estate, my favorite asset class to build long term wealth for the average person. Real estate was my primary reason for.

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Be Careful Buying The Dip Too Often, Too Soon

I’ve been aggressively buying the dip since March 2020, when I wrote How To Predict A Stock Market Bottom Like Nostradamus. My daughter was born four months earlier, and something inside.

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Almost Burned Down My Parent’s Home Twice In One Week

I’m back in Honolulu for the winter holidays, visiting my parents, and I’ve been looking forward to this trip for months. Especially after spending about $41,000 remodeling and furnishing a.

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Unable To Spend The 529 Plan Money When The Time Comes

One thing I have always tried to get better at is anticipating the future. I do this as an investor and try to see what the world might look like.

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