Should I Use a Financial Advisor or Do It Myself?

Too Much Can Go Wrong Hiring a Financial Advisor: You Should Do It Yourself Updated March 23, 2023 As you can imagine for someone who Accidentally Retired, I managed to earn and save enough money over time to find myself in this position. But it wasn’t easy…I ran a startup and it was a grind.… Continue reading Should I Use a Financial Advisor or Do It Myself?

Simple Investing is The Best Kind of Investing

This post is part of the “How to invest money“ put together by Wall St. Nerd. Many times over the years in business and now in investing, I have come back to one simple acronym that we all know: KISS or Keep It Simple Stupid. Too often you can get lost in the weeds at… Continue reading Simple Investing is The Best Kind of Investing

The Simple Path to Wealth Summary – JL Collins

Book Summary, Highlights and Quotes from The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins, lives up to the hype, plus some. The Simple Path to Wealth is written by JL Collins for his daughter. His goal for his book was to have something to give to her… Continue reading The Simple Path to Wealth Summary – JL Collins

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?

How to Accidentally Retire; 5 Steadfast Rules to Follow

Anyone who comes to Accidentally Retired, is probably thinking…how is that possible? Well it is possible. And here are 5 tried and true rules to finding yourself in an accidental retirement situation. Rule 1 – Earn, Save and Automate Everyone already earns, so this is an easy rule. But, where there is usually a huge… Continue reading How to Accidentally Retire; 5 Steadfast Rules to Follow