Retirement
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Finance
Permission To Live It Up In Retirement Granted: The New 5% SWR
S&One of the key conclusions from doing a deep-dive analysis of my IRA with Empower, is that I should be…
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How Empower’s Free Financial Review Helped Me Rethink Retirement
After doing my first free Empower financial professional review back in 2013, I decided to do another investment portfolio review…
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Spending Money to Save Time Is the Best Use of Funds
If time is truly more precious than money, then spending money to buy back your time is the wisest trade…
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Vacations Just Aren
On October 8, 2025, we decided to go on a family vacation I was decidedly unexcited about. That entire week…
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It Feels Like 1999 Again: Time To Party Without Blacking Out
1999 is back, and I’ve missed it. Ever since then, I’ve been chasing that next 50-bagger, the kind of life-changing…
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The Main Way To Save Your Children From AI Is To Invest In AI
It’s been several months since we returned from Hawaii, and surprisingly, my FOMO about the AI tech boom has faded.…
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Turn a Government Shutdown Into an Opportunity to Thrive
The government has shut down again, this time mostly over healthcare subsidies. We’ve seen shutdowns before, and we’ll see more…
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Identity Diversification May Be As Important As Investment Diversification
As long-time investors, we all understand the importance of diversification when it comes to growing wealth. Bear markets and corrections…
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Invest In Monopolies To Profit And Win: Resistance Is Futile
Two decades ago, I learned an important lesson: if you can’t beat them, join them. And if you can’t find…
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The Upside of Grindcore Culture: Work Hard, Profit Harder
The grindcore culture is back and grindier than ever. At least that’s what Are Kharazian, an economist at fintech startup Ramp,…
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