As most of you already know by now, as of May 20, 2025 there is a new, updated version of The Simple Path to Wealth available. Indeed, it has already reached #7 on the New York Times Best Sellers List. If you buy the book at Barnes & Noble or any local bookstore, you’ll automatically… [Continue Reading]
The one thing that will determine whether the market makes you wealthy or leaves you bleeding on the side of the road
I’ve been an investor in the stock market for 50 years. Here’s the one thing that will determine whether the market makes you wealthy or leaves you bleeding on the side of the road: What you do when the market drops. Market drops fall into three broad categories: Corrections, which are drops of ~10% Bear… [Continue Reading]
A New Edition of The Simple Path to Wealth
Let’s start with a couple pieces of exciting news, and then I’ll fill you in. First, there is a brand new edition of The Simple Path to Wealth coming to bookstores on May 20th. Second, my pal Pete Adeney, Mr. Money Mustache himself, and I will be doing a live zoom conversation, open to everyone… [Continue Reading]
Deja vu all over again
April 7, 2025 Deja vu all over again A few short years ago my blog comment section and social media were blowing up. Panic was in the air. The comments were varied, but uniformly convinced this time was different. As a theme, they ran along these lines: “JL, I love your work and have been… [Continue Reading]
28 Intriguing Quotes about Investing, F-You Money & Staying the Course from Pathfinders
This past October 31st launch of… Pathfinders …has been two years in the making and it is a book I have wanted to bring to you since 2016 after The Simple Path to Wealth was published. Within months of that book’s release I began to receive incredible stories from people all over the world telling… [Continue Reading]
24 Intriguing Quotes from Pathfinders
Halloween has been my favorite holiday since I was old enough to trick-or-treat. But none has been as special as this October 31, 2023. This is the Halloween that launched… Pathfinders has been two years in the making and it is a book I have wanted to bring to you since 2016 after The… [Continue Reading]
Is The Simple Path to Wealth outdated??!!
Salamat An original painting by Alex Ferrar On display at Sobremesa, Antigua, Guatemala Sometimes it feels like I’m blowing flower petals into the wind. Recently my pal Mindy Jensen of Bigger Pockets sent me this question that had come up in her Woman’s Finance group: I recently read the book The Simple Path to Wealth… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XVIII: Investing in a Raging Bull
As I sit here typing this afternoon (note: this post was first published in 2013) the S&P 500 is trading at 1670 (4,483 in 2023!), up 14% since the beginning of the year. 27% over the last 12 months. The very definition of a raging Bull Market. Add to this the fact that it has… [Continue Reading]
How I Failed My Daughter and a Simple Path to Wealth
Literally since the day she was born people have been complimenting my daughter. Her looks, her brains, her charm (she takes after her mother) and her behavior. For that last one I sometimes get credit. Not that I deserve it. Mostly I’ve stood by and simply watched in awe and tried not to get in… [Continue Reading]
Yes, you can rent with kids!
From JL: Turns out you can still travel, even with a kid. Who knew? Certainly not their detractors. For years they confidently said, “You can only travel as you do, and be FIRE’d, because you don’t have kids. Once you have a kid, you’ll have to settle down and very likely have to go back… [Continue Reading]
JL Goes International, and to ETFs…… Oh my!
Photo by siamak poorjam on Unsplash Sometimes we do things that seem minor to us but somehow create a stir in others. So it seems with a couple of, to me, minor adjustments I recently made to the Collins portfolios. If you care, here’s the scoop. Adding International A couple of weeks ago… [Continue Reading]
Some Thoughts on Spending
Photo by Gabriel Meinert The subject of spending seems to be getting a lot of attention of late in and around the financial independence (FI) community. The issue seems to be that those pursuing FI are on a path of deprivation and delayed gratification, and this behavior becomes so ingrained that when the time… [Continue Reading]
My conversation on DOAC, the 2nd biggest podcast in the world
Back in December I got on an airplane, something I try hard not to do these days, and flew to New York. The flights, both going and returning, were delayed of course. What would prompt such rash behavior? This guy: An invitation from Steven Bartlett to be on his podcast Diary of a CEO, and a… [Continue Reading]
Win a personally autographed copy of the revised edition of The Simple Path to Wealth
For a while now I have noticed people quoting me from my books. At first it was just charming and brought a smile to my face. But then, as they continued and became more common, the number of quotes grew. I began to regret I hadn’t thought to collect them. Ah well, no going back… [Continue Reading]
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