As a homeowner and real estate investor, I want home prices and rents to rise. Real estate is an integral part of my Fat FIRE strategy of perpetually generating six figures in passive income. So when I saw Zillow’s latest bullish housing price forecasts, I was thrilled! Zillow believes national home prices will increase by […]
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Fidelity came out with its average and median 401(k) balances by generation. They are as follows: Gen Z: Average $7,100, Median $2,500 Millennials: Average $44,900, Median $15,500 Gen X: Average $145,500, Median $44,000 Boomers: Average $215,000, Median $61,200 For 2025, you can add on 20% to the figures thanks to a 26% increase in the
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In this podcast episode, I speak with Ben Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise. We discuss the various opportunities and risks he sees for real estate and stock investors over the next 12 months. For the several years that I’ve known Ben, he has always demonstrated a more measured outlook than other CEOs and investors
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Thanks to several commenters in my going back to work post, I’m getting more enthusiastic about sending my kids to community college! As a result, it may no longer be necessary for us to try and accumulate $1.5 million for two children to attend a four-year private college starting in the year 2036. It may also
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With interest rates high across Treasury bonds, municipal bonds, and corporate bonds, there comes a point where owning bonds becomes more attractive than owning stocks. The objective of this article is to figure out an appropriate stock allocation by bond yield for a better risk-appropriate return. The 10-year Treasury bond yield surged to 5%+ in
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Virtue signaling is the public expression of opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one’s good character, social conscience, or the moral correctness of one’s position on a particular issue. I don’t mind virtue signaling if the person also lives by their beliefs. It is natural to want to demonstrate to the world one’s beliefs, especially about a cause one truly believes
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High interest rates could be the best thing for investors, personal finance enthusiasts, retirees, savers, and those seeking financial independence. You know, most of us. Even though it was uncomfortable to lose money when the Fed first started hiking rates in 2022, the Fed may have ultimately done us a favor by hiking through the
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I’ve written about the importance of having a strong money mindset to get richer. But what I’ve also realized is having a scarcity mindset can also make you richer as well! Could both mindsets lead to good fortune? Let’s explore. The Fire Alarm Goes Off Our home’s fire alarm started going off one morning, so
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Emotional attachment is dangerous when you are making a financial transaction. It can make you pay more than you should or hold on too long. Now that I’m in contract to buy a home with contingencies, I’ve been wrestling with my emotions on whether buying a new home is a good idea. Perhaps you’ve also
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If you or your spouse are rich, consider creating a trust fund job or taking a trust fund job. This way, you’ll gain more status, stay relevant, and deflect suspicions that you may be an unproductive member of society. The older I’ve gotten, the more I realize there are plenty of people with trust fund
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