Three Stories on the Way We Buy (or Rent) Things
Vox: Ikea will soon offer furniture rentals because the end of ownership is near The program will first be deployed in Sweden as early as February,…
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AGNC: High Dividend Yield Above 10% But Know The Risks
Investors that buy stocks for income are generally confined to stocks that pay dividends on a quarterly basis. Some stocks pay even less frequently than…
Altria: Still Undervalued According to the Dividend Discount Model
Income-oriented investors should select carefully the stocks to include in their portfolios in order to achieve the highest possible returns. The Dividend Discount Model provides…
The First Rule Of Financial Independence: Never Lose Money
In 2009, I made myself two promises when I started Financial Samurai: 1) write 3X a week on average for 10 years and 2) never…
Forgoing $1 Million In Lost Income To Be A Stay At Home Parent
One of my beliefs as a stay at home dad is that I wouldn’t trade the time I spent with my son for any amount…
Funds and Institutional Hedge Funds, the league in which retail investors can not play
Unfortunately, the lack of knowledge that ordinary investors have about the world of institutional funds is almost absolute. We refer to retail investors, of course,…
Navigating The Preschool Admissions Process: Getting In And $1,000 Application Fees
When my wife was pregnant in late 2016, a friend told me, “You need to apply to preschool within the first three months after he’s…
Productive Things To Do If You’ve Been Furloughed With Back Pay
One of the greatest benefits of full-time work is getting paid whether you work or not. I miss that. How awesome is it to paid…
Cash Management Is Really All About Stress Management
At any given time, every investor must always decide three things: 1) How to invest their new cash flow 2) How to invest their existing…
