Category: Financial Advisors
Duped and Delayed
Duped and Delayed I frequently use JL Collin’s phraseology and say that there is a simple path to wealth. Maybe not all Americans can end up at financial independence, but a solid core can....
Would I Do It Again?
Would I Do It Again? There is a lot of grousing in the financial independence community. Especially from those of us above the age of thirty. We look at the young people in this...
A Narrow Lens
A Narrow Lens I asked in the past if the financial independence community is close minded and got quite a response. Obviously, we as a community, do things in a different way. This difference...
Is Paying For Financial Advice a Luxury?
Is Paying For Financial Advice a Luxury? I have gleefully retold the story of why I fired my previous financial advisor. On the other hand, I have also memorialized the loss of a friend...
The Difference Between Investment and Speculation
The Difference Between Investment and Speculation There are very few concepts that define more clearly the path to long lasting wealth than understanding the difference between investment and speculation. Out in the real world,...
The Declaration of Financial Independence
The Declaration of Financial Independence When in the Course of financial independence, it becomes necessary for one person to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the...
My First Financial Advisor
My First Financial Advisor I usually simplify things here on the blog. Sometimes it is easier to glaze over a part of the story instead of pulling out all the details. Others, the point...
Denial and Poor Financial Health
Denial and Poor Financial Health Denial is the bread and butter of American medicine. As a primary care physician, I see this phenomenon in all its stripes and colors. The typical story is the...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Financial Advisors
Good Decision/Bad Decision Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus on my past decisions to shed...
