Category Archives: Investing

Our Kids and Money

A couple of years ago I wrote a post on Kids and Money.  As our daughter prepares for her final high school year, I thought it would be proper to review what our positions were in that post, and update … Continue reading

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Whence With Our Wealth When We Are No More?

We spend a lot of time in this community discussing the accumulation of wealth and the tenets of living frugally so that we can retire early (well, so that you can retire early – it is too late for me … Continue reading

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Reprise – The Modern Bond Ladder

Greetings Fellow FIRE men, women and children.  The Oldsters are in the process of moving and so I have been a bit absent.  I wanted to re-share this post on a new way to get the benefits of bond laddering … Continue reading

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Teaching Our Child About Money

Teaching our child about money has been a frequent discussion in the Oldster house.  Unlike her parents, our daughter has grown up in a household that has not known significant financial problems.  We have been fortunate to have lived fairly … Continue reading

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Robo Advisors May Be Muddying The Water

Over the last several years we have heard a lot about Robo Advisors like Wealthfront and Betterment, and more recently M1 Finance.  While the initial look at these investment services were promising – automatic investments into low-cost index fund with … Continue reading

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