The Lost S&P 500 Decade (And What It Taught Me About Compounding)
Tuesday, September 08
A few months ago, I sat down and ran a number I'd never actually calculated before. If you'd put $500,000 into the S&P 500 in January 2000, dividends reinvested, where would you be by the end of 2009? I guessed it would be flat. I was wrong. It was worse than flat. $454,416. Ten years, and yo...
How to Actually Evaluate a Passive Real Estate Deal
Wednesday, September 02
Over the past several years, a lot of investors learned a hard lesson. Deals that looked straightforward suddenly weren't. Interest rates moved fast. Financing costs rose. Insurance climbed. Rent growth slowed in plenty of markets. Deals that looked solid on paper started to struggle. For passive...
Why Smart People Stall Before Their First (or Next) Investment
Tuesday, August 25
If you're a high-income professional or business owner, this may feel familiar. You've done the work. You earn well. You save consistently. You understand that investing matters. And yet, capital sits. Sometimes this happens before a first investment. Other times it shows up between deals, even a...