Making 2022 Feel Much Better
If you started investing in the S&P 500 over the past 5 years, 2022 has erased all your gains. But here’s the good news.
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Jesse Cramer
Jesse Cramer created The Best Interest to explain personal finance and investing in simple terms. His writing has been featured by CNBC, MSN, The Motley Fool, and other national publications. He resides in Rochester, NY with his wife and their dog, where he works in wealth management. Follow Jesse on Twitter: @BestInterest_JC
How Do Taxes Affect Stock Returns?
Most sources do NOT account for taxes properly when estimating investment returns. Let’s fix that.
Of Mopeds and Murmurations
The traffic flow in Hanoi is an insane Wild West. But here’s a financial idea much easier than walking out in front of traffic…
Why I’m Quitting Social Media
At it’s heart, this is a personal finance article. Because our main resource in life is not money; it’s time. And I want to reclaim my time. So let’s dive into my reasons for quitting social media.
JUMP!
Some jumps are so high – and potentially devastating – that insurance provides a true de-risking. Other jumps are so shallow that we can “insure” them using our emergency fund and monthly cash flow.
6 Investing Lessons from Our Honeymoon’s Terrible Start
We had a terrible start to our honeymoon. Bad luck and human incompetence torpedoed our first travel day. Naturally, I took it as an investing lesson.
“Isn’t Personal Finance Pretty Simple?!”
Overheard at a party, “I don’t get how there can be so many blogs and books and podcasts. They’re all just re-hashing the same thing!”
The Golden Rule of Personal Finance
Want financial success? Here’s the most important foundational rule – but it’s usually ignored.
Is Life Insurance Better Than Traditional Investing?
“There are lots of social media videos where “experts” say life insurance is a superior investment to 401(k) and IRA accounts. Sounds weird to me, but you guys are the experts – what are your thoughts?”
60% of Monkeys Beat the Market in 2022, But…
It’s statistically “easy” to beat the market during a bear market. But here’s why we shouldn’t try to do it…