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The Sunday Best (03/26/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Leif Dahleen
How to Get More Than $250,000 Insured by the FDIC
When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) experienced a bank run and was abruptly closed and taken over by the Federal Deposit … Read more
The Sunday Best (03/19/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
An Extra Dollar a Day For the Rest of Your Life
A simple question popped into my head at the 2022 version of The White Coat Investor Conference. How much more … Read more
The Sunday Best (03/12/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
14 Ways to Lower Your Taxes
To lower your tax bill, it’s crucial to have more than a vague understanding of how our tax code works, … Read more
Backdoor Roth IRA 2023: A Step by Step Guide with Fidelity
In 2023, I made my eleventh pair of “backdoor Roth” IRA contributions. It’s a great way for high-income professionals to … Read more
The Sunday Best (03/05/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Budget Skiing and Other Oxymorons
Budget skiing. Thought by most to be a mythical beast like the unicorn, the humble Hollywood plastic surgeon, or the … Read more
The Sunday Best (02/26/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Why Do Financial Advisors Do Crap Like This?
Here’s a scenario that’s played itself out several times since I started writing about personal finance. A couple, at or … Read more
The Sunday Best (02/19/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Comparing Real Estate Funds: DLP Housing Fund & Origin Investments IncomePlus Fund
Recently, we compared two similar private real estate funds from Trion and 37th Parallel. We’ll continue in that tradition today … Read more
The Sunday Best (02/12/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
The Sunday Best (02/05/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Comparing Real Estate Funds: Trion Properties & 37th Parallel
With five years of passive real estate investments under my belt, I’ve invested in a wide variety of projects. I … Read more
The Sunday Best (01/29/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
A Fundrise Review After 5 Years Invested
In January of 2018, I made some of my first passive real estate investments, including an allocation to a diversified … Read more
Top 5 Ways to Start on the Path to Financial Independence
You want to become financially independent. Who wouldn’t? Financial independence (FI) is a life status everyone should strive to achieve, … Read more
The Sunday Best (01/22/2023)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more