In 1974 my dad died. I was 23. (Didn’t expect the Happy Birthday post to begin there, I’ll bet!) He never had much interest in kids so our relationship didn’t really begin to develop until I was in college and could relate to him as an adult. Of course, by then I had my own… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part VIII: The 401K, 403b, TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets
In Part IV we looked at some sample portfolios built from the three key Index Funds I favor, plus cash. Those four are what we call investments. But in our complex world we must next consider where to hold these investments. That is, in which bucket should which investment go? There are two types of… [Continue Reading]
Mr. Money Mustache
A few weeks ago I received a private email from Mr. Money Mustache. He runs one of my very favorite blogs. Indeed, I have often thought that if I had had access to such wisdom at the start of my financial journey I’d have gotten far further far faster. But, alas, when I started the… [Continue Reading]
Is College Worth the Cost?
my alma mater Back in the day, I put myself through the University of Illinois taking down diseased Elm Trees. I was paid $20 a day, @6 days $120 per week. I saved $100 and kept $20 for pocket money. I sponged off my parents for the summer’s room and board. Over the 12 weeks… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part VII: Can Everyone Really Retire a Millionaire?
“I wonder if it would actually be possible for every single person to retire a millionaire?” That very provocative question was posed in the comments by reader mmrempen a few posts back. It’s been rattling around in my brain ever since. The short answer is a qualified “Yes!” It is possible for every middle class wage… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part VI: Portfolio Ideas to Build and Keep Your Wealth
Today we’re gonna look at the fun stuff. What, exactly, can we use to build and keep our wealth. I’m going to give you three portfolios each using the tools (funds) we discussed last time. First will be exactly what I tell my 20-year-old to do. She couldn’t care less about investing. With this simple… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part V: Keeping It Simple, Considerations and Tools
Simple is good. Simple is easier. Simple is more profitable. What I’m going to share with you in these next couple of articles is the soul of simplicity. With it you’ll learn all you need to know to produce better investment results than 80% of the professionals and active amateurs out there. It will take… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a Bit on Inflation
So far we’ve seen that the stock market is a wonderful wealth building tool that goes relentlessly up. Vanguard’s Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSAX) is the only tool we need to access it. But it is extremely volatile, crashes routinely and most people lose money due to their psychological tendencies. Still, if we toughen up,… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part III: Most People Lose Money in the Market
So, here we have this wonderful wealth building tool that relentlessly marches upward but—and this is a major but—boy howdy it’s a wild and unsettling ride. In Part I & Part II I presented to you a very rosy view of the stock market and its wealth building potential. Everything I wrote is true. But,… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part II: The Market Always Goes Up
On what was later to be called Black Monday, in 1987, at the end of a very busy day I called my broker. Remember now, this was when we had brokers and before cell phones, personal computers, the internet and online trading. “Hi Bob,” I said cheerfully. “How’s it going.” There was a long silent… [Continue Reading]
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