Retirement
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Finance
How to Endure Suffering to Build Greater Wealth and Resilience
Despite finally having the permission to live it up in retirement, I still find it hard to spend money on…
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Poor Versus Rich Millionaires: Liquidity Is The Difference
A poor millionaire sounds like an oxymoron, but they definitely exist. Roughly 6% of U.S. households are millionaires, yet many…
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Permission To Live It Up In Retirement Granted: The New 5% SWR
One of the key conclusions from doing a deep-dive analysis of my IRA with Empower, is that I should be…
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How Empower’s Free Financial Review Helped Me Rethink Retirement
After doing my first free Empower financial professional review back in 2014, I decided to do another investment portfolio review…
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Spending Money to Save Time Is the Best Use of Funds
If time is truly more precious than money, then spending money to buy back your time is the wisest trade…
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Vacations Just Aren
On October 8, 2025, we decided to go on a family vacation I was decidedly unexcited about. That entire week…
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It Feels Like 1999 Again: Time To Party Without Blacking Out
1999 is back, and I’ve missed it. Ever since then, I’ve been chasing that next 50-bagger, the kind of life-changing…
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The Main Way To Save Your Children From AI Is To Invest In AI
It’s been several months since we returned from Hawaii, and surprisingly, my FOMO about the AI tech boom has faded.…
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Turn a Government Shutdown Into an Opportunity to Thrive
The government has shut down again, this time mostly over healthcare subsidies. We’ve seen shutdowns before, and we’ll see more…
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Identity Diversification May Be As Important As Investment Diversification
As long-time investors, we all understand the importance of diversification when it comes to growing wealth. Bear markets and corrections…
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