Investing

The 4% rule and safe withdrawal rates

An important rule of thumb for the practicing investor to understand is the 4% rule. Especially if they are thinking…

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Focus To Get Rich (or Poor)

Here are the latest highs for several major tech stocks: Oracle -46% Meta -25% Netflix -30% Nvidia -17% Broadcom -21%…

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6 Simple Ways to Improve Your Investment Performance

A student asks: What’s one simple thing that most investors don’t do? Now this is kind of my question. Simplicity…

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Truth, Lies, and Hype: Filtering Through Messaging About Real Estate Investment

I find myself in a very interesting place in the investment world where I get skepticism from real estate investors…

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For Learning Benefits

“The more you learn, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you will go.”…

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The best fence – a treasure of common sense

I’m sharing this chart of last week’s ten-week price increase: I received the following question in my inbox about this…

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How to take a qualified certified delivery (QCC) at Vanguard [with Screenshots]

Qualified qualified distributions (QCDs) are the most effective way for seniors to give to charity. You can still see your…

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Inflation is not reversible

A student asks: The historical inflation rate over the past 75 years is still 3%. The Fed’s target is 2%…

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Animal Spirits: Netflix vs. Paramount

Today’s animal spirits are brought to you by Neos Investments and feature A: Check out Neos Investment’s Linen-Linening https://neosfunds.com. Financial…

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What we learned when our employer was arrested on drug charges

In my last column, how we became real real estate investors, I explained the simple methods we used to analyze…

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