Warren Buffet, one of the greatest investors of all time, famously said investing in low-cost index funds, and especially index funds following the Standard & Poor 500 index (S&P 500®) are best for most people. If you want to follow that advice, remember the well-known admonition: “It Ain’t What You Don’t Know That Gets You […]
Setting aside owning our home, I’ve been investing directly in real estate for about a decade. In my experience, real estate can be a better path to building wealth than stocks. But, that doesn’t mean everyone should invest in real estate or that there’s one real estate option that’s best for everyone. This article will […]
This Billionaire Investor is Worried. Here’s How He Suggests Weathering the Storm. Despite warnings of an impending recession, the stock market has trended higher. Yet, not everyone is convinced things are looking up. Among prominent thought leaders in the investing community, fewer are more bearish about the U.S. economy than famed investor and founder of […]
How we consume energy is one of our most pressing environmental issues and significantly impacts our climate. With fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas making up much of current energy consumption, the global push for more sustainable energy sources has never been more urgent. Clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, water, and […]
There’s an old adage that cash is king, but in times of soaring inflation is it really a good idea to be holding significant amounts of cash? Liquidity is important. Some would say more so than ever in tough economic times. None of us want to be caught without an easily accessed emergency fund in […]
My personal experience agrees with Fed data… We’ve been building our wealth for three decades now. Starting from a negative net worth in 1992, we could now stop working (if we lowered our standard of living from great to merely good). My projections show we should reach work-optional status at our current standard of living […]
As anxiety over a seemingly imminent recession grips investors and analysts worry about a debt ceiling crisis and more bank failures, gold is having a moment. At the start of May, the price of the ancient commodity is near historic highs, at over $2,000 per ounce. The price is not only buoyed by investor sentiment […]
Is a 401(k) plan worth it? This is a question on the minds of many people trying to decide if this retirement account offered through their employer is better than other savings options like an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Having invested through 401(k) plans and their 403(b) cousins for a quarter century, I can speak […]
Is your financial situation getting increasingly complex? Maybe your salary has stepped up a notch, and your tax bill’s gone with it. Or perhaps you now have millions in investable assets and an old estate plan that’s unfit for purpose. Or maybe you’ve inherited a large sum of money and don’t have a clue what […]