Little Book of Common Sense Investing Review
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, …
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Warren Buffett on the 2020 Stock Market Crash
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 …
Low Cost, Automatic, Diversified, and Simple LADS – My Personal Investing Principles
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 …
Five Ways Military Members Can Start Investing In Real Estate
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …