One of the resident llamas trimming the grass on the grounds of Hacienda Cusin Photo by Danielle Duong Greetings from Ecuador! I’m here deep into the second of our back-to-back Chautauquas 2016. As always, a great time that has me rarely coming up for air. There is nothing quite as satisfying as becoming utterly exhausted… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XXX: jlcollinsnh vs. Vanguard
It’s not often I get to be the little guy… You don’t have to read very far around here before realizing I am a huge proponent of investing with Vanguard. They are the only investment firm I recommend and, other than our bank account for paying routine bills, all of our investments are with them…. [Continue Reading]
What the naysayers are missing
Recently, some of my friends enjoyed a bit major media coverage. Kristy and Bruce of Millennial Revolution were interviewed on TV and I love their last line: “If you figure out money, life is incredibly easy. If you don’t, life is insanely hard.” I like it so much it is now part of I could not have said it… [Continue Reading]
F-You Money: John Goodman v. jlcollinsnh
One of these is NOT John Goodman Why you need F-You Money was the fourth post I ever wrote and remains one of the most popular on the blog still today, coming in at #6. This concept of F-You Money is in many ways one of the cornerstones of the blog and much of what we… [Continue Reading]
Personal Capital; and how to unload your unwanted stocks and funds
Personal Capital If you have come here, read thru the Stock Series and decided the simple low-cost approach described makes sense, you are now faced with the problem of how do you get from where you are to where you want to be. That is, what do you do with all the investments you already have? How,… [Continue Reading]
Stockchoker: A look back at what your investment might have been
Back in February Mr. 1500 Days invited me to participate in his 10 Questions and a Pizza Place interview series. It was fun to do, readers seemed to enjoy it and the 1500 Days are cool folks. So of course I’ve been planning to steal the idea ever since. When I came across Todd Froemling and his newly… [Continue Reading]
Mr. Market’s Wild Ride
Bad Market! Bad, bad, bad Market! Can’t I even go on a little vacation without you tearing up the place while I’m gone? I turn my back for one second (well, OK, maybe two months) and you start sliding? And then that 1000 point drop? What’s up with that? Yes, yes, I know. It was… [Continue Reading]
Micro-Lending with Kiva
She looks like a good risk to me. For the past few months I’ve had $1500 burning a hole in my pocket. Back in August I was working on a project helping a friend with her business. I had forgotten we had agreed on a $1500 fee until, as I was headed to the airport,… [Continue Reading]
Jack Bogle and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jack Bogle Jack Bogle on why he started Vanguard Above is a picture of Jack Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, the creator of the modern low-cost index fund and my personal hero. If you aspire to be wealthy and financially independent, he should be yours as well. Before Mr. Bogle the financial industry was set… [Continue Reading]
Nightmare on Wall Street: Will the Blood Bath Continue?
Nightmare on the Wall (Street) Courtesy of jflaxman The headline for today’s (Saturday, Oct 18, 2014) post I ripped off from a major financial media outlet. I’m so ashamed. It was the actual headline from a piece they put up this past week to describe the market action on Wall Street. They should be even… [Continue Reading]
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