by RLDVM | Oct 9, 2019 | Investing, Money Talk, Student Loans and Debt
Here is a great question that I received from a reader: “How do I invest wisely after we pay off our debt?” Some people would go straight to a financial advisor and ask their advice about investing. As I’ve explained in multiple posts, if you don’t know the...
by RLDVM | Jul 10, 2019 | Book Reviews, Investing, Money Talk
When it comes to investing, the simpler, the better. Jack Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, repeated this message over and over again throughout his long career in investing. This message had particularly resonated with a man by the name of Taylor Larimore. Mr....
by RLDVM | Jun 19, 2019 | Investing, Money Talk
Ever wish you could get started with investing, but you felt like you needed a financial advisor to help you figure it all out? Thanks to technology, people are turning less to human advisors and relying more on roboadvisors. In order to understand how roboadvisors...
by RLDVM | Jun 5, 2019 | Budgeting/Cash Flow, Investing, Retirement
Want a really easy way to get better at money? Pay off debt? Save money? Build wealth? AUTOMATE! It turns out that the best way to accomplish these goals is to sidestep human nature. Our brains aren’t wired to prepare for events far off in the future because we have...
by RLDVM | May 15, 2019 | Investing, Money Talk, Student Loans and Debt
Should I pay down debt or invest? If you happened to win the Mega Millions, then the answer would be pretty easy. The first thing people typically want to do is to pay off all debt. Then in no particular order, they spend, donate, and invest. But of course, we are not...
by RLDVM | Apr 10, 2019 | Investing, Money Talk
Updated October, 2020 I’m not one to go on huge shopping sprees, but if there’s something I need to buy, you’d better be sure that I’m looking for some deals. For many years, this was my definition of being good with money. Make intentional...