The median net worth for the middle class hasn’t changed for decades. Conversely, the median net worth for the top one percent has performed extraordinarily well during the same time period. The main reason is because the mass affluent and top 1% regularly invest in stocks, real estate, and other risk assets that tend to […]
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Financial opportunity can sometimes be hard to recognize. There was tremendous financial opportunity during the March 2020 stock market sell-off. However, unless you read the post: How To Predict A Stock Market Bottom Like Nostradamus, perhaps you missed the buying opportunity. Here is a story of how one couple missed out on $24,000 of financial
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The definition of a middle class lifestyle has been consistent for over 50 years. Yet, for some reason, there is still debate on what consists of being middle class. Being middle class isn’t about how much money you make. Being middle class is about what type of lifestyle your money can afford. Whenever I publish
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Everybody wants to become a millionaire. Unfortunately, not everybody’s chances of becoming a millionaire are the same, partially because the playing field is not even. This article looks at historical data on your chances of becoming a millionaire by race, age, and education. Getting to at least one million dollars in net worth is a
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Are you looking to learn how to better manage your 401(k) for retirement success? You’re in the right place. At 34, I managed to grow my 401(k) to over $500,000 during my relatively short 13-year career working in finance. Today, my 401(k) is now worth over $1,200,000, which is now a rolled over IRA after
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This post will explore the retirement savings by age in America. Unfortunately, the retirement savings by age is pretty low, which is why Americans need to work longer. From a personal finance writer’s point of view, I found a pot of gold with the Economic Policy Institute’s report looking at the state of American retirement.
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Thanks to the unrelenting rise in the stock market since 2009, there’s now a trend on social media to share your 401k balance, especially if it’s over a million bucks. Yes, being a 401k millionaire is now a real status thing! Despite the distastefulness of bragging, just the fact that more people are talking about
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Everything in personal finance seems to go around in circles. This post will discuss when income is more important than net worth for financial freedom. In the past, I argued that it’s better to focus on net worth growth over income growth. Wealth is not taxed like income. Further, financial freedom is about living off
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The average Canadian household net worth is surprisingly huge at roughly $680,000 in 2021, up from $400,151 in 2012 according to Statistics Canada. The average Canadian household net worth is roughly 2X the average U.S. household net worth. Not only is the average Canadian net worth larger than the average American net worth, the Canadian
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Striving for status and fame is an anathema to the Financial Samurai way. Instead of trying to get famous, it’s much better to just be rich and stealth. When you are rich and not famous, you are more free to do as you please. But things weren’t always this way. When I first started Financial
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