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Good Enough Investing

Last Updated on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 10 Comments
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about simple investing strategies that anyone can use. As I wrote this post, I realized an important principle that’s guided my investing strategy ever since I got my first job. It’s a principle that I think is important enough to warrant its own post. The basic principle? Good […]

How To Start Investing: Simple Investing Strategies And Tools Anyone Can Use

Last Updated on October 2, 2020September 29, 2020 2 Comments
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The hardest thing about investing, for most of us at least, is the very beginning. This is that moment in time when you’ve opened up your first investment account, but now have no idea what you’re supposed to do next. I found myself in this position when I started my first job after graduating from […]

Best Ways To Save For College: The College Savings Strategies We’re Using With Our New Baby

Last Updated on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 18 Comments
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Life has changed a lot for me and my family since we had a baby earlier this year. Besides the obvious day-to-day changes that have happened, adding a baby into our life has also meant a significant change to our overall future financial plans. Retirement and financial independence isn’t the only thing we have to […]

Strategies For Dealing With The Next Recession

Last Updated on March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 6 Comments
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I’ve always thought that one of the formative periods of my life was the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. It’s an event that I think defined my cohort. We graduated into one of the worst economic periods in history, and if the studies are right, it might have set us back financially for the […]

Do Bonds Really Stop People From Freaking Out?

Last Updated on March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 12 Comments
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When it comes to investing, it seems like most longterm success comes down to a few things. First, you have to pick a reasonable asset allocation, which generally means investing in a broadly diversified portfolio (I recommend Total Stock Market Index Funds like VTSAX, FSKAX, or the like). Second, once you’ve picked a reasonable asset […]