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 …
Investing
Simple, Low Cost, Automatic, and Diversified: 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 …
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 …