After three consecutive years of double-digit returns in the S&P 500 since 2023, I decided to cut cable. The reason was simple: I’m conditioning myself to prepare for hard times by not only reducing expenses, but also freeing up time to focus. Yeah, I know. Here in America, when you make a lot of money, […]
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From 2009, when I started writing about FIRE, until now, the FIRE movement has had a great run. It was born out of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, when hundreds of thousands of people were losing their jobs. In order to cope with the sudden disruption to their economic livelihoods, the concept of FIRE was
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In an attempt to better understand the potential discount or premium to NAV for the Fundrise Venture product (VCX), I wanted to examine Pershing Square Holdings, ticker PSHZF, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Pershing Square manages over $18 billion and is run by American, Bill Ackman. Meanwhile, the fund currently trades at about a
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If you want to sell a home for a potential maximum overbid, you need something rare. A tasteful remodel with permits helps. A highly functional layout helps. Being in a prime location helps even more. Beyond those three fundamentals, I strongly recommend trying to buy a home with a view and or one that sits
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Back in 2012, when I left my finance job, I worried I had made a huge mistake. The money was good. The job provided decent status. But I was exhausted by the grind. So I did what any rational person would do when faced with a single, finite life: I chose a better lifestyle. It
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One of the more entertaining aspects of financial social media is watching hyperbole get passed around like a hot potato. Almost every month, there seems to be a new label designed to classify where people supposedly stand in society. We already have poor, low income, lower middle class, middle class, DUPs, HENRY, mass affluent, Fat
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My primary goal for this site is to help you achieve financial freedom sooner rather than later. And if you’re still on your path to financial freedom, sending your children to private grade school often works against that objective. I’ve experienced freedom from bosses, work travel, rush hour commutes, and client pressures since 2012. And
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After Fundrise announced it plans to list its venture product on the NYSE, I decided to do some more research on how different funds actually trade and why float matters more than most investors realize. My main goal was to get a better idea of how the fund may trade compared to its Net Asset
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There’s an endless debate over whether real estate or stocks are the better asset class. Although I’m a fan of both, I just realized the feel-good wealth effect adds another feather to real estate’s cap. In my post about avoiding the real estate frenzy zone if you want to get the best deal, I highlighted
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One of the reasons I’ve been a long-time supporter and affiliate partner of Fundrise is its willingness to innovate. Since its founding in 2012, shortly after the JOBS Act opened private investments to retail investors, Fundrise has consistently looked for ways to democratize access to institutional-quality investments. From launching diversified private real estate funds like
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