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]
Stocks — Part XXVI: Pulling the 4%
Courtesy of Fritz Cartoons At some point, if you have been following the Simple Path to Wealth described in these posts, you will be able to choose to have your assets pay the bills rather than your labor. How quickly you reach this point will have much to do with your saving rate and how… [Continue Reading]
Stocks—Part XXV: HSAs, More Than Just a Way to Pay Your Medical Bills.
Much has been changing in the world of health care here in the US. While the opinions on these changes vary widely, one thing I can say with some certainty is that the number of people having access to and choosing High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans is likely to increase. These plans basically allow you to… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XXIV: RMDs, the ugly surprise at the end of the tax-deferred rainbow
Illustration courtesy of The Hindu Someday, if all goes well and you haven’t already, you’ll wake up to find you’ve reached the ripe old age of 70 1/2*. Hopefully in good health, you’ll rise from bed, stretch and greet the new day happy to be alive. You’ve worked hard, saved and invested, and now are … [Continue Reading]
Stocks—Part XXIII: Selecting Your Asset Allocation
Life is balance and choice. Add more of this, lose a little of that. When it comes to investing, that balance and choice is informed by your temperament and goals. If I had it to do over, this blog would be likely named The Simple Path to Wealth after one of my very earliest posts… [Continue Reading]
Q&A III: Vamos
Vamos An original painting by Alex Ferrar On display at his restaurant Sobremesa, Antigua, Guatemala Welcome to the third in this series of posts featuring questions and answers from the comments that have accumulated during my recent travels. As with the first two, it is named after the featured painting above. As described in the last two… [Continue Reading]
Q&A II: Salamat
Salamat An original painting by Alex Ferrar On display at his restaurant Sobremesa, Antigua, Guatemala Welcome to the second in this series of posts featuring questions and answers from the comments that have accumulated during my recent travels. As before, the post is named after the featured painting above. As described in the last post, Q&A, traveling… [Continue Reading]
Q&A I: Gaijin Shogun
Gaijin Shogun An original painting by Alex Ferrar On display at his restaurant Sobremesa, Antigua, Guatemala Traveling without a computer, as I do, provides a wonderful break from the relentless onslaught of non-stop connectivity that is the mark of our modern world. For a brief few weeks it gives me the chance to return to… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XXI: Investing with Vanguard for Europeans
Please Note: If you are outside Europe and the US, please be sure to read through the comments on this post. They have become a valuable forum for investors from all over the world. Who knew? Certainly not I. This all started when I wrote a series of letters to my daughter about financial stuff… [Continue Reading]
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