I am an active duty Air Force officer investing for financial independence by age 40.
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 …
Read MOREMilitary TSP Match 2020: How much is the BRS match worth?
John C. Bogle (pictured), the founder and long time chairman of The Vanguard Group, wrote The Little Book of Common Sense Investing in 2007, just prior to the insanity of the 2007-2009 recession, …
I first wrote the article in 2016, during a different stock market crash. The wisdom is timeless and I update this post each time the market drops by 20% or …
Simple, low cost, automatic, and diversified: that’s how I invest. There are so many options today when it comes to investing. Just to name a few: savings accounts, money market …
Read MORESimple, Low Cost, Automatic, and Diversified: My Personal Investing Principles
This is a guest post from David Pere, the real estate investor, podcaster, and blogger over at From Military to Millionaire. David is heavily involved in the real estate investing …
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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 …
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. …
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 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. …
Read MOREWarren Buffett’s 2019 Letter to Shareholders Could Double Your Returns
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: …