Tactics for Using your VA Loan to Build Wealth
This is a guest post from Jules “Jay” Hurst, a Real Estate Agent in Washington, DC. Personally, I find real estate too stressful to own while on active duty and …
Investing
How to Time the Stock Market
How To Time The Market This is the story of 3 friends who each saved $200 per month and invested their money in a low cost S&P 500 index fund. …
Army ROTC Cadet Planning for Financial Independence
I receive some great emails from readers frequently. This was one of my favorite to respond to. “W” is a young man enrolled in Army ROTC at a university in …
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Warren Buffett’s 2019 Letter to Shareholders Could Double Your Returns
Warren Buffett writes an annual letter to the shareholders of his company, Berkshire Hathaway. The letter is written in a simple and easy to digest format. This year, 2019, Mr. …
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BRS TSP Match 2019: How much is it worth? How much to contribute?
All data available as images (below), PDF, or Excel document. The Blended Retirement System (BRS) is an excellent way for military servicemembers to build their retirement savings. The BRS allows …
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Accessing Retirement Accounts Before Age 60
I usually receive one reader question a day through my contact page. I try to respond to all of them. Here’s one of them, lightly edited for clarity, from David: …
My 2018 Asset Allocation | TSP, Vanguard Military Stock Bond Ratio
It’s been 2 years since I last posted about my asset allocation. I also wrote about my portfolio in 2014. Let’s take a look again at how my dollars, my …
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How much is the BRS TSP match worth annually? 2018 Values
If you opted into the Blended Retirement System (BRS), you should start getting an automatic agency match of 1% and up to an additional 4% agency match. The matching should …
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Watch Me Opt Into the BRS In Less Than 53 Seconds
Why I Think You Should Opt Into the BRS 7 Steps to Opting Into the BRS Blended Retirement System Overview Not sure how to invest your TSP contributions under the …
I Will Opt Into the New Military Blended Retirement System (You Should Too)
This was originally a guest post that I posted over at Kate Horrell‘s Military.com Paycheck Chronicles site. I’m re-posting it here to get maximum exposure on why I am signing up for …
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