The topic of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) and fatFIRE (FIRE with a high 7-8 figure nest egg) has become increasingly popular of late, especially as Gen-X enters its 50’s and the tail end…
The Brady Bunch was a 1970’s sitcom that was one of the first to highlight the awkward situations that arise from blended families, i.e., families joined by marriage to create step siblings without any…
Once upon a time, Social Security benefits, which were funds deducted from paychecks throughout one’s working lifetime, served as the retirement income for millions of Americans. It became a staple of middle American life…
One of President Trump’s key campaign differences when running against both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris was on tax policy. Whereas Biden and Harris supported adding over 80,000 armed IRS agents to enforce onerous…
When the 2008 subprime mortgage banking crisis hit, it decimated many long-standing firms, such as Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and others. However, hedge fund Bridgewater Associates had accurately forecast the problems of excess leverage…
People who pursue a FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) philosophy aggressively save and invest with a goal of retiring young enough to enjoy the freedom that such a nest egg affords. A fatFIRE adherent…
Tony Robbins is one of the best-known, and most popular motivational speakers and personal coaches in the world. The author of a number of NY Times booklist best sellers, his Awaken the Giant Within…
One of the most ubiquitous investment tips among Gen-Z and Millennials is “VOO and chill”. Translation: Buy the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: VOO) and hold it. Ironically, the most famous old school investor…
New technology sectors inevitably splinter into specialization. When personal computers first launched, companies like Apple and IBM, who made computers, wound up kick starting specialization companies, like Microsoft for software, Cisco systems for routers…
There is a Wall Street financial generalization that still rings true a majority of the time: portfolios should focus on growth and take greater risk while young, and shift to safer, income based holdings…
In the popular romantic comedy Love, Actually (2003) Laura Linney’s Sarah portrays a woman who has sacrificed promotion at her job and romantic opportunities out of a sense of duty towards caring for her…
There are some people whose propensity for violence and criminality makes them unfit to be parents. When such people sire offspring, their children are often subjected to extreme trauma and physical injury. The scars…
Couples with young children who face the prospect of divorce have hard questions to ask themselves. However, the primary one is: Do both parties want to remain in the relationship? Those couples who are…
Income-based investors often devote a large part of their securities research time looking at bonds. dividend stocks, REITs, and midstream companies. For those with less bandwidth to devote to individual securities, comparing ETFs that…
The sudden, premature demise of a sibling is always a tragic event. Still in the prime of life, possibly only recently married, looking forward to the prospects of wedded life, having children, and raising…
For nearly two decades, Jamie Dimon has been the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the US and one of the largest in the world. Raised in Queens, NY like President…
One of President Trump’s campaign promises was a proposal to eliminate the double taxation of Social Security benefits, which impacts an estimated 67 million American senior citizens. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has been trying to…
Financial literacy is one of the biggest obstacles to wealth building in contemporary Western society. While inflation and other economic factors have certainly increased the difficulties for average citizens, the temptations of credit cards…
Income-oriented investors, including lots of retirees, often switch their portfolios from a growth focus to an income-based one once they are officially in retirement. Many of them opt for dividend stocks, bonds, or other…
Lebron James is presently in his 22nd season in the NBA. He clearly loves what he does. With several NBA championship rings with different teams, he is presently reinvigorated with the addition of Luka…
