Are We Stuck in the Accumulation Phase?
Are We Stuck in the Accumulation Phase? According to traditional thinking, the arc of our wealth should be in a Bell shaped curve. At the lowly beginnings, money is but a far off dream,...
Category: Business Asset Class
Doubling Down and Failing Forward
Doubling Down and Failing Forward As a personal finance blogger, physician, and entrepreneur, I have spent much time contemplating the keys to success. Success in finances. Success in business. What is the secret sauce...
When Enough Isn’t Enough
When Enough Isn’t Enough I never had enough. Connor vaguely heard the words as they spilled out of his grandfather, the patriarch’s mouth, and formed a forgotten puddle on the unforgiving linoleum. He sighed...
Do You Run a Financially Independent Business?
Do You Run a Financially Independent Business? Although I would never describe the business of primary care medicine as cutting edge, there are a number of innovations that have come and gone during my short...
Is the Financial Independence Community Close Minded?
Is The Financial Independence Community Close Minded? I have found a huge amount of support and enjoyment by interacting with like minded personal finance people on social media and within the blogosphere. Unlike the...
Persistence Is The Secret Sauce
Persistence Is The Secret Sauce My daughter had her first track meet this weekend. We showed up to a field house at the local high school and watched as dozens of kids and hundreds...
Why Not Condos?
Why Not Condos? It is no secret from my previous writing that I think the real estate asset class is both important and lucrative. I would argue that adequate diversification requires at least a...
Are The Extras Holding You Back?
Are The Extras Holding You Back? Have you ever heard a financial independence enthusiast use the term I pay extra for that? I pay extra for childcare, or I pay extra for a cleaning...
You Are What You Own
You Are What You Own Pulling into the garage, my wife and I immediately knew something was wrong. The screen door to the back entrance was ajar and we both noticed a whir of...
Why Real Estate Crowdfunding May Fit Your Portfolio
Why Real Estate Crowdfunding May Fit Your Portfolio (Todays guest post if from Soren Godbersen a sponsor of Diversefi.com.) Real estate crowdfunding has been around since the JOBS Act of 2012, but the...
