We have always maxed out our retirement accounts. That slow-and-steady process allowed me to reach $500k in my early 40s. Combined with my wife’s retirement accounts we recently passed the one million dollar mark. What allowed us to retire early was the amount we had in our taxable investment account. Here’s some background on how […]

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Investing consistently is a key building block of wealth building, but many people don’t understand why it is so powerful. Well, today we’re going to explain it for you! And once you understand it, you’ll be even more motivated to keep your investing consistent. First, make sure you have your emergency fund in place, and […]

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What was the average annual return of stocks over the past 5 years? How about for the past 20 years? What was the return for a 60/40 stock and bond mix portfolio? There are a lot of numbers thrown around on how stocks have done – and will do in the future. Let’s dig through […]

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