Tagged: mutual funds

December 3, 2019

The Real Value Of Mutual Funds Over Time

In a post a little while back I lamented that the deck is kind of stacked against us these days when it comes to being financially responsible. Whether it be the endless gadgets that are one click away or increasingly...

investing

February 5, 2019

A Real Example Showing Why You Need To Be In The Market

If you’re new to my story, I reached financial independence in my mid 40’s. I started investing money in the stock market in the mid 1990’s after reading Money magazine and realizing mutual funds were pretty simple and easy. The...

investing

January 30, 2018

Battle Of The Vanguard Titans

I started investing in mutual funds in 1997 as mentioned in my journey post. At the time, there were way fewer funds out there and I didn’t have enough initial deposit to open many of them. Fidelity’s Magellan Fund was...

finances

January 9, 2018

How My Net Worth Progressed To Financial Independence

What does a net worth trajectory look like over time when it “accidentally” gets to financial independence? As discussed in my journey post, I never had the goal of getting to financial independence until, well, I got there. But I...