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Dumpl dancing new years state of the quarter

State of the Quarter – 2024 Q4

I run a small hedge fund to invest for friends and family, and once a quarter I send an update both...
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4 min read
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Tax-Free Wealth Book Review & Summary

Tax-Free Wealth Book Review Rating 5/5: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 If you hate taxes like the rest of us, yet know that there is,...
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4 min read
Dumpling with a scale for Good Debt vs Bad Debt

Good debt vs bad debt

When I was a kid I was told to avoid sugar at all costs, attempts from my parents to keep me...
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4 min read
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The Simple Path to Wealth Book Review & Summary

The Simple Path to Wealth Summary Rating 5/5: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 Ever feel overwhelmed by investment advice? The Simple Path to Wealth might...
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6 min read
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Money Move: Setup a Vanguard Brokerage Account

Ready to make your money work harder than a savings account? Welcome to your first brokerage account – the launchpad for...
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4 min read
Dumpling with Vanguard sign

Vanguard Index Funds

Imagine turning $100,000 into $1.5 million instead of $930,000. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not – it’s just the...
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3 min read
Confused Dumpling looking at a Social Security Sign

Money Move: Check Your Social Security Reported Earnings

Sometimes I get tired of retirement calculators. There. Are. So. Many. It was only after reading The Simple Path to Wealth...
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Say no to taxes on unrealized gains protest sign

Should we tax unrealized capital gains?

Imagine watching your Tesla stock soar from $100 to $1,000, making you a paper millionaire – but then getting a tax...
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10 min read
Dumpl putting money into a piggy bank

How much money should you save each month?

While the unfortunate answer to this question is almost always “more”, I bet we can find some data-backed baselines that make...
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4 min read
Dumpling on a podium with stock chart flags.

State of the Quarter – 2024 Q3

I run a small hedge fund to invest for friends and family, and once a quarter I send an update both...
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6 min read