Maxing out your 401(k) will supercharge your wealth Look, I’ve never lauded myself as a financial expert. I’m not. I see people arguing on social media all day about whether to invest in your 401 (k), Roth IRA or a Taxable account. Certainly there are always edge cases, but when you receive a company match,… Continue reading 5 years of maxing my 401(k) will make me ~$1.4M by the time I can withdraw
Investments
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. “Jack” Bogle
Book Review, Highlights and Quotes from The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. “Jack” Bogle Love, love, love, love. If you are wanting to read just ONE book about investing, this should be it: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, by John C. “Jack” Bogle Admittedly I have not read THAT many… Continue reading The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. “Jack” Bogle
What if your favorite stocks were Avengers?
Just wanted to have a little fun today. Too often we in the personal finance world take things a little too seriously. That includes me. Even though most of us sit around investing in “boring” index funds like $VTI or $VTSAX, they are truly all you really need to grow your wealth. Still it’s nice… Continue reading What if your favorite stocks were Avengers?
Do I own my own mutual fund?
What do you do when you are left holding many, many, individual stocks? I fired my financial advisor last fall, only to find that I now own my own a mutual fund of 80 stocks. So if you were wondering what happens if you stick your head in the sand. Now you know. This is… Continue reading Do I own my own mutual fund?
Camping is not so different from investing
My family and I are heading camping soon, and for some reason it dawned on me that camping is a lot like investing. There are a lot of people who just will never, ever, go camping, because sleeping outside, getting out of their comfort zone, and any sort of risk taking are just not for… Continue reading Camping is not so different from investing
