The 60-Day Rollover Rule To Borrow From Your Retirement Plans
The 60-day rollover rule enables you to borrow money from your retirement plans tax- and penalty-free. Sometimes we just need to find a source of...
Selling Municipal Bonds Is Incredibly Expensive And Cumbersome
If you're thinking about holding individual municipal bonds as a safe and liquid source of funds, think twice. Owning highly-rated municipal bonds is low risk....
Quantifying Pickleball’s Impact On Real Estate Prices: Mostly Negative
As an avid pickleball player and real estate investor, I thought it'd be good to go through a thought exercise on pickleball's impact on real...
Why Zillow Is Wrong Again About Its Housing Price Forecasts
As a homeowner and real estate investor, I want home prices and rents to rise. Real estate is an integral part of my Fat FIRE...
401(k) Balances By Generation: From Gen Z To Boomers
Fidelity recently came out with its average and median 401(k) balances by generation. They are as follows: Gen Z: Average $7,100, Median $2,500 Millennials: Average...
Why High Interest Rates Are Great For Most, Even If We Crash
High interest rates could be the best thing for investors, personal finance enthusiasts, retirees, savers, and those seeking financial independence. You know, most of us....
Investor Virtue Signaling In A Capitalist Country Is Fascinating
Virtue signaling is the public expression of opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character, social conscience, or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue. I don't...
Suggested Stock Allocation By Bond Yield For Logical Investors
With interest rates rising across Treasury bonds, municipal bonds, and corporate bonds, there comes a point where owning bonds becomes more attractive than owning stocks....
Community College May Be The Way: How I Plan To Spend $1.5 Million
Thanks to several commenters in my going back to work post, I'm getting more enthusiastic about sending my kids to community college! As a result, it...