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The power of non-monetary investments
The following is from Taking Stock by Jordan Grumet with permission from Ulysses Press. Copyright © 2022 by Jordan Grumet. This passage has been edit…
Should You Sell or Stay in the Stock Market if You Are Retired or Retiring Soon?
Whether you celebrate the arrival of a bear market or feel pain largely depends on how close you are to retirement. If you’re decades away and …
Should I Buy Gold? Is It a Good Investment?
With the price of gold recently exceeding all time highs, many people are now wondering if they should have gold in their portfolio. The thing you ma…
Which is Safer: Rental Houses or Stock Investments? (a Case Study)
During our recent discussion on Inflation, a Badass reader stopped by and caught my attention by dropping the following block of wisdom into the comm…
What Fee Percentage Is Too High for Your Investments?
It’s easy to focus on your investment choices and your returns. But tax implications and investment fees can have an equally powerful effect on…
3 Places You Should Never Invest Your Money
With great power comes great responsibility. Whether you’ve read about the Sword of Damocles or simply watched Spiderman, you’ve probably…
Finally, a Stock Market Crash!
Well, that was kinda sudden! In the three months or so since we last spoke, the world has become an entirely different place – at least for tho…
Aime to Invest – From Bankruptcy to FI in 8 Years
Patrick Aime from Aime to Invest shares the important lessons he learned on his rollercoaster journey from bankruptcy to FI millionaire! Read more &#…
Best Investment Companies for Investors in 2025
The financial service industry is not exactly geared to somebody who's not Daddy Warbucks. If you're a small investor, it seems like you have nowhere…
Real Estate Investing: What To Know BEFORE You Start
You’ve decided to invest in real estate. Now what? Real estate was an especially hot commodity pre-COVID-19, generating some outsized returns. …
What Are Dividend Stocks and Should You Invest in Them?
Is building a dividend portfolio a good idea, and what are the best dividend stocks? In this article, I’ll tell you why building a portfolio of…
How To Calculate Compound Interest
Whoever came up with the phrase “it takes money to make money” was probably a big fan of compound interest. One of the most powerful forc…
Military FIRE – The Tax, Investing, and Travel Benefits of Military Service
Military servicemembers have access to incredible tax, investing, and travel benefits that can accelerate the journey to FI! Read more → The po…
Should You Sell or Stay Put in the Stock Market?
The stock market is incredibly difficult to predict in the short term. The market will decline on plenty of days, weeks, months and years — som…
Target Date Funds: Clark’s Favorite Retirement Investment
With target date funds, you don't have to do a thing other than invest your money. It's the ultimate in 'set it and forget it' investing and could be…