Category: Personal Finance
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Is The Stock Market Rigged? The Truth Exposed
Is The Stock Market Rigged? The Truth Exposed Years ago, I watched a documentary about how sites like SeatGeek and StubHub can acquire so many tickets to events BEFORE the general public. This was right around the time of the Superbowl so I decided to see it in action for myself. I logged in shortly…
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117 Robert Kiyosaki Quotes For Building Wealth
Each time I have a call with a new Passive Investors Circle member, one of the first recommendations I make is for them to read Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad. The majority of real estate investors cite this book as the catalyst to begin pursing passive income. Rich Dad Poor Dad has sold over 40…
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77 Best Financial Freedom Quotes For Success
Unfortunately during college and dental school, the term “financial freedom” was NEVER mentioned. It was expected that if you wanted to get into a high-earning profession, taking out loans and going to school for a LONG time was the best route. 🙁 I was first exposed to the internet in 1996 during my senior year…
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New Money vs Old Money – Which Is Better?
There’s a handful of people I went to high school with that grew up with “money“. Old money that is. These individuals have had wealth trickling down their family tree for generations. Two of them have families that when added together, own over 65% of the town I live in (Monroe, Louisiana). This inherited money…
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Is a 401k Worth It Anymore?
Is a 401k Worth It Anymore? In several conversations lately, I’ve been mentioning the phrase, “You don’t know what you don’t know” quite often. Take for instance, a 401k or any type of retirement plan that we’ve been told is the BEST investment strategy for retirement. If this is the ONLY option you’re given, then…
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Rich People vs Poor People – 7 Key Differences
It seems that some people think “becoming rich” is a bad thing. Take for instance a recent Dave Ramsey Show rant titled, “Should Billionaires Be Allowed To Exist?” Someone email him an article written in the New York Times about “abolishing billionaires”. Here’s a few lines from the article: “Some ideas about how to make…
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VTSAX vs VOO – Which One Is Better?
As long as I can remember I’ve always had an interest for investing. Maybe it stems from my “lawn mowing” days in high school where I learned firsthand working for myself and making my own money was the way to go. I loved working on my own schedule and not someone else’s. One of the…
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Mindset Is Everything: The Key To Investing Success
“Get your mind right son!” This is what I’d hear each time I stepped into the gym when I was living in South Louisiana from one of the “regulars”. I was fresh out of dental school and didn’t know what he was really trying to do…I just thought he was being funny. It took years…
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Failure Is The Key To Success
You failed your math test. Your football team was defeated last night in the playoffs. You lost your tennis match yesterday. You’re an epic failure. If you’re like most people, you probably have a bad relationship with failure. I know I have. Look, I understand that nobody wants to fail. For most people, the word…
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Top 5 Things You Should Do With Excess Cash
“Hey Jeff, I’ve got an extra $300K in surplus cash parked in a savings account earning zero interest, what should I do with it?” It’s not uncommon to receive questions like this each month. This stems from people spending less during the pandemic plus depositing the excessive “stimulus” checks that’s been handed out like M&M’s…