All that glitters – 5 reasons why Stocks beat Gold in the FIRE Journey
“Gold gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or someplace. Then we melt it down, dig another...
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Category: Investing
What are index funds?
“Gunning for average is your best shot at finishing above average.” – John C Bogle What are index funds? STOCK MARKET INDEXES Stock market indexes track the performance of a certain group of stocks. You must have heard of...
Read MoreFocus on increasing your income, not your investment returns
Focus on your income rather than your investments! Investment returns are not correlated with time spent on stock research With all the fancy Wall Street firepower using supercomputers and algorithmic trading and a large fleet...
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Invest 90%+ of your savings in stocks.
If you have a long retirement horizon, invest 90%+ of your savings in stocks. People are living...
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Market down? Rebalance your portfolio
Market down? It’s time to rebalance your portfolio! Looking at the market when it seems to...
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Bet on the entire market!
“Long-term data repeatedly document that investors would benefit by switching from active...
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Is the stock market “risky”?
“We use the term risk all too casually, and the term uncertainty all too rarely.” –...
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Rainy day fund
Save what you can toward the emergency and life happens fund. But don’t worry yourself sick...
Read MoreIf you are new to FIRE read this first ….
If you are new to FIRE and also new to this website, this post has a list of all the articles that you can read in order. Achieve Financial Independence to Retire Early (FIRE)! You can retire at any age you want! 5 simple steps...
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What is the ideal asset allocation?
I am impatient. What's the gist? If you are 40 or younger a recommended asset allocation is...
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