16+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1709+ words) After the final day of swimming and tennis at the sports club we're dropping, I took my kids to an open house in San Francisco. My wife was on a mom's trip to Napa and I wanted to keep introducing…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (828+ words) When Tim Cook announced he was stepping down, I was actually excited. As a shareholder for around 20 years, I've grown tired of Apple's cash hoarding and lack of relative innovation. The last five i Phones have all felt essentially the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1802+ words) At the Diamond Head pickleball courts in Honolulu, I met a man who said he had just put his 94-year-old mother in an eldercare home. Since my parents are 78 and 80, my ears lit up. I know it will be up…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (943+ words) Sometimes, not everything turns out the way we expect. On my flight to'Honolulu'(I'm here now), I ponied up an extra $59 to select a window seat in economy on top of my $1, 060 last-minute ticket. When I arrived at my row,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1754+ words) As a parent to two young children, I am a target client for universities everywhere. So far, I have saved over $800, 000 in two 529 plans to pay for universities in 9 to 12 years. I know we need to pay full freight because…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1873+ words) Since 2009, I've been writing about all the ups and downs of my financial independence journey, the good and the bad. What I can clearly say is that who you partner with in life is one of the most important variables…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1668+ words) In a previous post, I debated whether it's better to buy a home with a bigger lot or an amazing view. One key point was that unlike increasing livable square footage, it's nearly impossible to create or improve a view....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1818+ words) Once you get neutral real estate, you can eventually get long real estate by adding rental properties over time. Owning more than one property is the only way to really benefit from appreciation, unless you sell your primary for a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1478+ words) Public venture capital is a new investment category created by Fundrise with a simple goal: democratize access to venture capital for everyday retail investors, the little guys who have historically been shut out entirely. For decades, venture capital has been…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1852+ words) At the end of 2024, a relative asked me for financial help. She was planning to leave her expensive money management firm at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she was being charged close to1. 5% in feesand placed in a series of esoteric…...