Investing
In the other articles in our “Retire at 55” series, we’ve talked a lot about “saving” for retirement. But the truth is that you will never be able to save enough money to retire (and certainly not retire early) if you simply stash it away in a savings account. Instead, when we say “saving” for […]
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Investing
There’s one very specific thing I remember about my dad’s views on investing. He told me multiple times that he simply wouldn’t touch certain investments, out of principle alone. For starters, he refused to ever short a stock. That’s because shorting a stock is basically betting on someone else to fail, meaning you profit off […]
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Investing
Interest in cryptocurrencies has grown significantly over the last year, with the price of bitcoin — the biggest by market capitalization — jumping to a new high in November 2021. Moreover, according to Case Bitcoin, bitcoin has surpassed all other asset classes to become the best-performing financial asset in history. BTC hit $1.00 in February […]
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Investing
One of the best ways to improve your chances of financial freedom down the road is to invest. However, many people have a hard time getting started. But why is that? If something is holding you back from investing, it’s time to examine the situation. See if you can figure out what some of those […]
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