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Investing & Retirement
Should you be hand-picking stocks? Timing the market? Or taking the “lazy portfolio” way out?
Investing and Retirement are complicated and consequential topics. The articles below address these complex ideas.
I hope you enjoy them! And let me know what other questions you’d like me to dig into.
RRTTLLU: That’s Not a Typo, Investors
A step-by-step acronym to breakdown every investing decision.
Teachers Are Getting Taken Advantage Of
Educators are getting taken advantage of. They have amazing benefits, like summers off and pensions. But their investing world is the opposite of amazing. It’s infamously predatory. Their 403b programs introduce them to suboptimal advisors who too often guide teachers into poor investments.
Blowhards, Broken Clocks, and Confirmation Bias
These astrologers are the boys who cried wolf. And we’re correct to not believe them, even when they happen to get one right. They’ve foisted it upon themselves.
Selling and Surviving
“Jesse – I don’t understand why you hold bonds. I don’t know why anyone holds bonds. Can you explain the “problem” with a 100% stock portfolio?”
Golfers Are Investors
I’ve been playing a little golf in my own life, and I had a small epiphany after my latest adventure chasing balls through the woods: golf and financial literacy are basically the same.
Bucket Your Money
An easy way to level up your finances is to bucket your money. It’s a mental accounting trick that helps both your objective financial plan and your subjective financial mindset.
The Near-Zero Benefit from Timing the Market
Can I contribute cash and then wait to invest once the market hits its bottom? You can. But it’s not a smart idea.
Streaks and Skill
My thoughts on investing have shifted over the years. New ideas consistently challenge me and force me to question my assumptions. The biggest: is there skill in investing?
It Feels Bad
The economic world feels bad right now. But times like these—and your reactions to them—make all the difference.