Oil is a popular topic due to its surprising ~60% price drop from June 2014 to 1Q2016. Nobody could have imagined such a quick collapse in oil. I certainly didn’t when I decided to buy a Honda Fit instead of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited last summer! If I had known I could pump my […]
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One goal after leaving my corporate job of 11 years in 2012 was to learn more about the startup industry in Silicon Valley. With so much happing here, I found myself dreaming about going on my own startup journey. I was coming from the old school finance industry where there was relatively little innovation compared to
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Fear of investing in the stock market is real. This fear is why I’ve encountered so many people since Financial Samurai started in 2009 who have huge cash hoards. Due to fear, they decided to save their cash instead of invest it. This post is relevant for the following people: * Who distrust the stock
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I truly believe there are fortunes to be made every single day if we look hard enough. The problem is, we all get busy with our lives and don’t really bother. But I know you’re curious about how to become a better investor because you found this post. Let’s look at some insightful investment lessons
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It’s always a good idea to make more money. If you can make more money by doing nothing, all the better! The key way to make money doing nothing is to invest. Even if your investments don’t appreciate in value, they will spit out passive income if you invest in the right assets. But let
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Motif Investing was finally sold to Charles Schwab in 2020 and is no longer available. Sorry! Check out Personal Capital instead. They have the best free tools on the internet today. If you’re curious what they did, check out the Motif Investing Review below After spending 13 years in equities on Wall Street, I’ve been
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If you invest with investors you respect and trust, you will feel much better about your investments. You might even make more money as well. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, my grandfather was there to serve as a Captain in the Army. During the Vietnam War, my father also served in the Army and
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Are you wondering what is a good short-term investment? Let’s discuss with a guest post. Greetings fellow Financial Samurai. Bruce here. I recently dropped a note to Sam about a financial conundrum that I was working through as I appreciate the analytical approach on this blog. Sam suggested that I write it up and engage the
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Welcome to my annual passive income update. I don’t do these updates more often because nothing changes too much on a month-to-month or quarter-to-quarter basis. Do you really want to see that I increased or decreased my passive income by $1,000 from the month before? I think not. Here are some immediate reasons I can
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Fear and greed is a part of investing. To be a better investor, you need to learn how to deal with your investing FOMO. Investing FOMO is one of the biggest challenges to overcome. The stock market and real estate markets were at record highs in 2021 after a 10+ year bull run. We all
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