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Thoughts on money, behavior, and building wealth on your own terms. No jargon. No hedging. Just what I actually think.
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6 notesI'm Your Advisor But You Don't Pay Me
If you're not paying your advisor, someone else is. And that someone has a very different definition of "good advice."
Read →How I Lost $1M (And I Just Turned 30)
I didn't gamble it. I didn't get scammed. I just didn't invest $400 a month in my twenties. Here's what that cost me.
Read →Dinosaurs and Spaceships
Active fund managers charge 1% to underperform a free index fund 92% of the time. The math is in. The dinosaurs lost.
Read →The US Stock Market: A Long-Term View
+8% is the worst 30-year return in stock market history. The best was +15%. The lesson is the same either way.
Read →Keep Fear in the Corner
I was driving an RV through a Colorado snowstorm with bald tires and no cell signal. Here's what it taught me about investing.
Read →$1 Ice Cream Now or $1,500 Later
Your brain treats your future self like a stranger. That's not a metaphor — it's an fMRI scan. And it's costing you a fortune.
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4 notesYou Just Hit the MegaMillions Lottery. Now What.
$1.6 billion. No plan. No team. No idea who your real friends are anymore. Here's the first five things I'd actually do.
Read →S&P 500 Annual Returns Get People Sick
Checking your portfolio every year is like weighing yourself after every meal. The number is real. The conclusion is almost always wrong.
Read →Investing Through the (Next) Crash
The unluckiest investor in history started at the peak before the worst crash since the Great Depression. He still made 38%.
Read →Take a Hike — Become a Better Investor
I climbed Pikes Peak and learned more about investing on the trail than in any finance textbook I've ever read.
Read →We StandUP for Financial Literacy
72% of Americans are stressed about money. 63% can't handle a $500 emergency. I quit my job, bought an RV, and started driving. This is why.
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