Before turning 30, Dandan Zhu reached financial independence and quit her day job. She still does some recruiting work and real estate investing on her own terms — but why stop when you love what you […]
When you think of wealthy individuals, do you think of playboy heirs and vapid heiresses? Perhaps slovenly lottery winners? People who just stumbled or lucked their way into wealth? Maybe you picture self-indulgent tycoons, […]
With inflation soaring at levels not seen since 1981, everyone wants to invest in assets that protect against inflation. Assets like, say, real estate. But real estate is expensive, costing hundreds of thousands for […]
Rental properties offer better protection against recessions than most investments. But that doesn’t make them completely recession-proof. As you look for ways to protect your portfolio from future recessions, here’s how rental properties […]
The coronavirus pandemic saw many real estate markets leap upward. Some saw home prices jump over 40% in a single year! Pick your reason as to why. People spending more time at home […]
While people have been retiring early since there was work to shirk, the “FIRE movement” went mainstream in the early 2010s, popularized by Mr. Money Mustache and a few other bloggers. But does financial independence necessarily mean […]
How much do you need to save to retire young? It depends on how quickly you want to retire and your target budget in retirement. But regardless of your income or target retirement […]
“I wanted to get money out of the way so I could spend my time with kids and a wife (I didn’t yet have.)” Greg Wilson retired recently at 42. But he started planning for financial […]
At the risk of stating the obvious, real estate costs a lot. That makes it expensive to invest in and difficult to diversify among real estate investments. The median home price in the U.S. is […]
One of the largest sectors in both the U.S. and world economies, real estate offers countless ways to make money. You can invest in it, of course, whether directly or indirectly. A study over 145 years in […]