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Someone running a marathon or playing a basketball game has a clear way to win. There’s a finish line at the end of the marathon–cross
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I consider myself a generally optimistic person. That includes my personal finances, investments, and overall money outlook. Despite my overall optimism, I’ve learned that a
Risk and Money: 10 Principles
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Money doesn’t come without risk. An investor with a successful 10 year or more track record has risk, a conservative retiree with all their money
Money Misconceptions: Straight From the Comments
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A week or two ago I was reading an article about saving, investing, and retirement–some of the most popular personal finance topics. The piece itself
Stages of Money
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There are stages of money in life. You don’t go straight from pre-school to becoming a multi-million dollar net worth financially independent person living on
Money: Keep It Simple
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A few weeks ago I was on an airplane when the person sitting next to me struck up a conversation. My goal of the flight
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Go on social media and it seems like everyone is an entrepreneur. Content creators would have you believe that the only way to get ahead
Do It Now
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Hidden Values of Money
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When people talk about money, they usually bring things up like budgeting, debt, retirement, interest rates, etc. Which are all important topics. Not too many
Leveraged Debt: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
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Leveraged debt. The very word strikes passion and controversy. There are two main camps: adamantly for it or against it. Very few people are in
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