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Time is the most precious commodity we have, but people waste it all the time because they don’t know its value. Use this interactive calculator to get a better idea of what your time is REALLY worth to you.
A search fund is similar to a private equity fund. Investors sponsor the search for and potential purchase of a small to medium sized business, to eventually be run by those who are searching for the business.
At the end of the day, our biggest limitation is what we think that we can do.
You can avoid PMI without 20% down in many ways. You can use an equity partner, take a secondary loan, or use a loan that doesn’t require it. Here’s how.
Restricted stock units are a common method of equity compensation that can be highly lucrative… if you know how to take advantage of them.
Amazon is taking over the world, but if their stock price doesn’t continue to rise inexorably, the exodus of skilled employees will be swift and unforgiving.
Most startup employees don't understand the most important component of their pay. Do you truly know what your options are worth, and how to take advantage of them?
I'm not sure what's wrong with me exactly, but when I see EVERYONE agreeing on something, I always want to disagree. So i’ll say it: I don’t think a recession is imminent.
How much do I need to make from my passive income streams to #fatFIRE (retiring early without extreme frugality)? Here’s my plan, and my own #fatfire retirement calculator.
This calculator asks a very simple question: when should I refinance… or should I at all?
The dream is alive: find a young, promising startup, put in four years of hard work, and end up a deca-millionaire. Unfortunately, reality is calling.
I am an enormous fan of real estate investing, but is now the right time to buy? I don’t think so, and there are three reasons why.
As the Fed has begun to raise interest rates -and the economy improves across the globe- yields have been rising, dropping prices for bonds across the board. As an investor, whenever I see the price of something I am invested in drop, my immediate reaction is to evaluate whether this is a good opportunity to add to my investment. So, is now a good time to add to my bond investments?
Congrats! If you are reading this, chances are you have just been granted some options. The next step to figure out the financial impact of your options is to create a vesting schedule.
Although my eventual goal is #FI, I derive the largest part of my income from good old fashioned American work. Actually, it's new fashioned American techwork, complete with standing desks and kegerators. I've got it pretty good but I'll have to move on and choose between job offers someday.
Recently, I was scrolling through Twitter and I saw this interesting exchange between @ritholtz and @mrmoneymoustache: when can you REALLY call yourself retired?
With the current expansion nearing its tenth year, it's actually possible that someone could have already worked a third of their professional career knowing nothing but expansion. I figured it might be interesting to describe the experience of a recession for all of those that have never known one, and provide some tips to soften the blows.
At some point, I’d really like to stop working. I enjoy my job, but I am guessing if I had the opportunity to simply “manage my own affairs”, I’d jump at it. I guess I’d like the ability to choose not to work. It’s a nice dream. But, without a job I will definitely need to increase both the number and the volume of my passive income streams.
Last week, I took an in-depth look at one of my favorite short ideas: Snapchat. This week, I am going to continue the series with Tesla. I hesitated a little before writing this post because this is honestly a 50/50 short at best. On the other hand, when Tesla goes into the gutter this year I'd love to be able to look back on this post of vindication... so here we are.
Although I am a huge believer in long term investing, I also occasionally ponder short term trades. I believe it's good to keep a lookout for opportunities, wherever they may be. On occasion, there I find a short that is really hard for me to NOT trade. This is one of them.
