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The Number That Can Help You Predict The Future

August 18, 2017 MilitaryDollar 1 Comment

Rule of 72

I’ve mentioned before that I can’t tell the future. That’s still completely true. But I can make an educated guess about my financial future using the number 72. Specifically, I can predict the future by using the Rule of 72. What is the Rule of 72? Only everybody’s favorite … [Read more...] about The Number That Can Help You Predict The Future

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What To Do When There Is A Market Correction

August 11, 2017 MilitaryDollar 6 Comments

Market Correction

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but I was putting it off in favor of the Investing Series lessons I was asked to write. It’s related to investing, for sure, but I was hoping to finish writing about different types of investments before I got to this. Whelp, … [Read more...] about What To Do When There Is A Market Correction

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Investing Series: Index Funds

August 4, 2017 MilitaryDollar Leave a Comment

Index Funds

Last week, I defined mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Mutual funds are funds with a bunch of different securities in them, are actively managed, and are valued after close-of-business. ETFs also have a variety of securities, are passively managed (by tracking an … [Read more...] about Investing Series: Index Funds

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Investing Series: Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds

July 28, 2017 MilitaryDollar 2 Comments

Mutual Funds and ETFs

Okay. We've talked about stocks and we've talked about bonds. I've mentioned before that I don't recommend most people buy individual stocks unless they are willing to do a lot of research. So now let's get into some different investment vehicles that I do recommend buying, shall … [Read more...] about Investing Series: Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds

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Investing Series: Risk vs Reward

July 21, 2017 MilitaryDollar 4 Comments

investment risk

Every once in awhile, someone will ask me what they should invest in. I never make specific recommendations, as I never know their full story and each investment decision should be made with the complete picture in mind (money available, goals, time horizons, etc). But I’m … [Read more...] about Investing Series: Risk vs Reward

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