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G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor, personal finance writer, and travel addict mildly obsessed with FIRE. He spends nine months of the year in Abu Dhabi, and splits the rest of the year between his hometown of Baltimore and traveling the world.
With trillions of dollars (and counting) announced in several rounds of COVID-19 pandemic stimulus, economists and pundits alike have proposed the possibility of rampant inflation. Because trillions of new dollars in the economy can’t stay buried forever. Already, the price of…
One of the greatest advantages of real estate investments lies in their ability to generate ongoing passive income. It’s certainly what attracted me to rental properties. Because with enough passive income, you can cover your living expenses and retire early. …
If you see a line for “PMI” on your monthly mortgage statement, you’re paying for private mortgage insurance. But what is it actually for? Who has to pay for it, and who doesn’t? Most importantly, how can you avoid it…
When you first retire, you face a unique risk: the risk of a market crash early in your retirement. Known as sequence of returns risk, it can obliterate your portfolio before it has a chance to compound high enough to…
You don’t need me to tell you how unaffordable health care has become in the United States. According to Health System Tracker, per capita health care spending in the U.S. rose sixfold from 1970 to 2019 — and that’s after…
Don’t own any securities like stocks or bonds? Expect a much harder time saving for retirement — or building wealth at all. Over time, stocks return around 10% per year on average. Left in cash, your money loses about 3%…
Whether you realize it or not, most people’s ultimate money goal is financial independence: the ability to cover your living expenses with passive income from investments. Most people don’t reach this goal until they retire. But whether you reach financial…
You hear it all the time: “Diversify your investments!” But if you only have $100 to invest, you can’t exactly go out and buy 500 individual shares in large-cap corporations, each of whose stock prices could be hundreds or even…
Stressed about how much it costs to have and raise kids? Having extra mouths to feed barely scratches the surface of the expenses to come. From larger housing to larger cars, higher health care costs to higher education, diapers to…
Wondering how “the market” did today? When American investors refer to “the market” or “the stock market,” they’re usually referring to one of the three major U.S. stock exchanges: the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq, and the S&P 500. Or all…
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