HSA: Why Health Savings Accounts Are an Ideal Wealth Building Tool
Big purchases tend to cause a ripple effect that goes beyond the sticker price. When evaluating purchasing decisions, we need to consider all the underlying costs as well.
Tagged: investing
Reader Questions #1: Market Downturn, Mortgages, and Financial Goals
Answering reader questions about the stock market downturn, reaching debt freedom, and big financial goals.
An Investing Story About Extravagance vs Value
A story from Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a story about famous stock trader Jesse Livermore. Paying attention to extravagance vs value when investing and spending money.
11 Key Takeaways from Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Recapping Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a story about famous stock trader Jesse Livermore. Covering investing, speculators, stock trading, and more.
Key Takeaways from The Essays of Warren Buffett
Recapping The Essays of Warren Buffett, including value investing, margin of safety, circle of competency, investment risk, and thinking long-term.
Dad’s Investment Reading Club 2018
Our attitudes and perceptions about money are often shaped by our background. Since financial education rarely ever happens in schools, a lot of our learning comes from our parents. This is the latest installment in my dad's creative way for getting me to read books about investing.
7 Key Takeaways from The Intelligent Asset Allocator
Recapping The Intelligent Asset Allocator including how to determine your asset allocation between stock and bonds along with rebalancing, diversification, and correlation.
Recapping John Bogle’s Common Sense on Mutual Funds
A recap of my key takeaways from Vanguard founder John Bogle's book, "Common Sense on Mutual Funds." Key lessons include index funds investing, simplicity, risk vs return, and keeping costs low.
Our Investing Strategy & How We Keep it Simple
A deep dive into our investing strategy, why we choose passive investing in index funds, and why you should get started investing as soon as possible.
5 Key Takeaways from Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits
My key lessons learned from Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, including Philip Fisher's 15 points, scuttlebutt, and buying and holding common stock.
5 Key Lessons Learned from The Intelligent Investor
5 key takeaways from the classic personal finance book, The Intelligent Investor. Learning how to find value and take the emotions out of investing.
How My Dad Finally Got Me to Read Investing Books
Our attitudes and perceptions about money are often shaped by our background. Since financial education rarely ever happens in schools, a lot of our learning comes from our parents. This is my dad's creative way for getting me to read books about investing.
Life Lessons from a Cancer Survivor
Read about how a recent encounter at the hot-tub resulted in learning essential life lessons from a cancer survivor...
How Much Money Should You Keep in Your Checking Account?
In order to work towards your goals, a beneficial first step is to make sure your financial setup is well organized. Part of this setup is your main checking account. How do you determine the right amount of money to keep in your checking account?
What’s Your Why?
You can learn all the money tips there are, but if you never apply them you won't see any positive change in your life. Before even trying to implement positive changes it's important to figure out your reason for doing so. This post discusses how to find your "why" that drives you in your life...
