A few weeks ago, a group of researchers from various universities published a working paper: The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870-2015. The paper … [Read more...] about Lessons from Rate of Return on Everything Paper
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New Mortgage Interest Deduction Rules
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 creates new mortgage interest deduction rules. I’m going to briefly describe the new rules, therefore, so you can … [Read more...] about New Mortgage Interest Deduction Rules
The Real Estate Investor Sec. 199A Deduction
If you’re a real estate investor, you’ve probably already wondered whether you get a real estate investor Sec. 199A deduction. (You maybe do.) And the … [Read more...] about The Real Estate Investor Sec. 199A Deduction
IRS Wealth Statistics Paint Fascinating Picture of Top One Percent
IRS wealth statistics paint a fascinating picture of the wealthiest Americans—but oddly a picture that diverges from what the mainstream media d … [Read more...] about IRS Wealth Statistics Paint Fascinating Picture of Top One Percent
Retirement Spending and Joint Life Expectancy
Last summer, vacationing in the San Juan Islands, I read the hauntingly beautiful book, The Curve of Time. Written by M. Wylie Blanchet, the book … [Read more...] about Retirement Spending and Joint Life Expectancy
Bump Your Safe Withdrawal Rate
Are you near retirement? Are you realizing you want or need to bump your safe withdrawal rate? In other words, rather than going with the standard … [Read more...] about Bump Your Safe Withdrawal Rate
Small Business Entrepreneur Route to Financial Independence
This post talks about reasons to avoid the small business entrepreneur route to financial independence. I want to talk about this topic because … [Read more...] about Small Business Entrepreneur Route to Financial Independence
Stock Market Monte Carlo Simulation Spreadsheet
Microsoft Excel makes it pretty easy for you to build a stock market Monte Carlo simulation spreadsheet. No, sorry, this spreadsheet won’t let you r … [Read more...] about Stock Market Monte Carlo Simulation Spreadsheet
Myth of the Long Run Stock Market Return Chart
Last week, I blogged about the unreliability of long run stock market returns. And to provide an angle, I talked about and around the long run stock … [Read more...] about Myth of the Long Run Stock Market Return Chart
Portfolio Leverage Modeling with cFIREsim and FIRECalc
I’m slightly hesitant to talk about modeling portfolio leverage. The topic, in terms of personal safety, sort of resembles a discussion about how to s … [Read more...] about Portfolio Leverage Modeling with cFIREsim and FIRECalc