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Stock Market Investing in Your 70s: Passing Income to Future Generations
An asset is something we can pass on to future generations. Focusing on their futures ensures we make the best decisions for our and their well-being and longevity. Honestly, we should be financially savvy and independent in our 70s; there is no reason not to be. Therefore, we can begin mapping out our future endowments…
Stock Market Investing in Your 60s: Let the 401K Conversions Begin
We all love the idea of recycling—turning something old into something new. In our 60s, we can turn our pile of money (401K) into a massive passive income stream. That’s right. We will forget the 4% rule and earn 9-10% yields on our invested capital. Do you need a financial advisor to manage your money…
Stock Market Investing in Your 50s: It’s Time to Take Control of Our Finances
Our 50s allow us to finalize any loose ends as we prepare for retirement. Although there will be many bumps along the way, income will enable us to live our dream retirement. We wrestle the horns of the bull during our 50s. This decade is a “Do or Die” time for our finances. We must…
Stock Market Investing in Your 40s: Preparing for a Happy Cash Flow Retirement
Our 30s can push our finances to the limit; however, our 40s present a unique opportunity. We can set the stage for an extraordinary Happy Cash Flow Retirement during this decade. The stock market will significantly contribute to our retirement success through growth and capital gains, but mainly through income. Our income investing allocation should…
Stock Market Investing in Your 30s: Crunch Time in Your Crunch Years
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, “Your 30s are the most financially challenging decade of your life.” Therefore, if you can keep it together in these years, you’ll stand a decent shot of winning in the end. I started investing at the ripe old age of 38—much later than I should have.…
Stock Market Investing in Your 20s: Time in the Market Always Wins
I’ll keep this series very simple: allocate your age (the number) to income-investing products. If you are 25, allocate 25% of your investment portfolio to income. If you are 75, allocate 75%. Income-investing assets are products that focus primarily on current income. Therefore, they exclude dividend growth stocks like Apple (APPL) and Johnson & Johnson…
Investing for Interest 119: The Magic of Corporate Bonds
I want 30-year bonds that yield over 6%. Unfortunately, I must look beyond 30-year Treasury Bonds, which currently pay 4.5%. But where do I look? How do I find high-yield bonds that are also reliable and low-risk? It’s time to venture into the world of corporate bonds. I’m new to the world of corporate bonds,…
Retirement Plus: Supplement Your Retirement with Rental Income
There has been a lot of debate on whether you should purchase a home or not, and I’d like to put this topic to rest. Not only should you own one house, but you should also own many homes. In addition to owning multiple homes, you should rent out at least one room in your…
Covered Calls vs. Cash-Secured Puts 2: The Best Strategy for Intermediates
Options trading can be an exciting hobby, but the stakes are high. As we mature as options traders, we must refine and improve our skill sets. I wrote “Covered Calls vs. Cash-Secured Puts” roughly a year again, so it’s time to dig a little deeper. How do you pick stocks that give great returns? How…
Your Net Worth Should Increase 10% Annually: Or You Risk Falling Behind
How do the rich become richer? Their assets grow faster than inflation. We must all learn to harness the power of asset growth to ensure we pass along a great life to our children. A couple of days ago, I wrote an article about increasing my income by 10% annually. Today, I will concentrate on…
Your Income Should Increase 10% Annually: Or You Risk Quickly Falling Behind
When did our salaries become the deciding factor in our lifestyles? Why should our bosses dictate how we live our lives? Americans were an entrepreneur class of businesspeople, farmers, and traders. As we moved into the industry age, we began depending on our employers to “facilitate” our lifestyles. However, wages can’t keep up with cost-of-living…
Retrirement Plus: Supplement Your Retirement with Options Trading
Trading options during retirement doesn’t fit the typical narrative concerning your happy years. Trading options may sound stressful or anxiety-inducing. However, not having cash flow during retirement is much more stressful than trading options. Without cash flow, retirees are on the raft of life without paddles. Therefore, as retirees, we must determine how options trading…
Retirement Plus: Supplement Your Retirement with a Treasury Bond Ladder
How secure is your retirement? Do you feel confident that you have the financial sophistication to survive and thrive into old age? We can all take steps to ensure a healthy, wealthy retirement. One of these steps is to use US Treasuries to protect our principal and create great passive income. But what makes US…
Retirement Plus: Supplement Your Retirement with Dividends
Nobody teaches us how to retire. Few people can think about life in their 60s while dealing with life in their 20s. Therefore, to facilitate a healthy, wealthy retirement, we must prepare for it. The best retirement system for the working class was the pension system. However, gone are the days of corporations and governments…
Don’t Gamble with Retirement 13: Serious Lives Lead to Extraordinary Retirements
Why is being serious considered a bad thing? I was always a serious person, and it has served me well. I joined the Marines 10 days after high school in 1999. In the Marines, I never got passed over for promotion because I always took my job seriously. I retired at 42 and never have…
My Three Favorite High-Yield Savings Accounts: Get Paid While You Save
Most Americans realize the importance of saving money—whether they choose to save is a different story. Saving is a mechanism we put into place to protect ourselves from emergencies while also preventing us from using our investment accounts. I always tried to save early in my adult life—to no avail. However, in 2019, I started…
Life as an Income Investor 2: How to Become a Cool Kid
I always wanted to be a cool kid, but sadly, this wasn’t the case. I never thought I would have the chance to be the coolest kid on the block—but then I became an income investor. Becoming an income investor isn’t about bragging to others about how much money you make. Instead, you get a…
Dividend Growth Investing vs. Income Investing 2: Current and Retirement Income
Many people consider passive index fund investing the gold standard of stock market investing. The main advantage of index funds is that you don’t have to pick individual stocks to achieve success. The main disadvantage is that you will likely have to sell shares during retirement to generate enough income to survive. This means you…
The Dividend Savings Account: M1 Finance Gives Us A New Way to Save and Invest
For years, I stuffed my money in a standard savings account at Wells Fargo, which has a measly 0.01% interest rate. They should be ashamed of themselves. In 2019, I learned about high-yield savings accounts and immediately opened an account at Discover. My favorite high-yield savings account pays 4.10%, an enormous increase from Wells Fargo.…
Retirement Planning for the Average Person 7: Yes, You Can Retire
Retirement planning is still the same as it has always been; it just seems more complex. To have an amazing retirement, you must generate income passively. Most of us have never considered the idea of making money while we sleep, but the basic gist of the story is that the person with the most passive…
