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Financial Independence

All the Personal-Finance Books Are Wrong (4 minute read)James Choi, a professor at Yale University, was interested in teaching a different kind of personal-finance course. He wanted his curriculum to mix the conclusions of technical economics papers with the takeaways from glitzy best-selling books. He realized that the most popular books tended to offer finance tips that were either significantly different from academic research or, in his words, “just dead wrong.”

Is Passive Real Estate Really Passive? (4 minute read) | (16 minute listen)Many people agree that passive real estate is a great way to create additional streams of income. Although some are understandably intimidated by the idea of managing multiple properties, finding tenants, and making repairs. If the goal is to truly create passive income, then they determine that real estate really isn't an option. In this episode, Dr. Peter Kim dives into the age-old question: is “passive” real estate investing really passive?

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Investing

European shares, euro jump on Ukrainian advances in northeast (8 minute read)European shares jumped on Monday after Ukrainian forces made a rapid advance in Kharkiv province in Russia's worst setback since its Kyiv push was abandoned in March, while the euro extended on last week's European Central Bank inspired gains.

Private Real Estate Investing: Seven Takeaways After Five Years (12 minute read)Receiving $122,423 in private real estate distributions is a significant amount for us. It can happily provide for my family of four in expensive San Francisco for a good period of time. As a result, I do want to share some thoughts about long-term private real estate investing with platforms such as Fundrise. 1) Investing is a temporary expense......

Crypto Has Been Through the Wringer in 2022: What Now? (5 minute read)Cryptocurrencies, or digital assets, have gone through a lot of turmoil so far in 2022. Since their high-water mark in late 2021, major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen dramatic pullbacks in prices. These pullbacks created a chain reaction in other areas of the digital asset market, which ultimately led to the bankruptcy of several crypto platforms. As an investor, how should you approach crypto now?

How crowdfunding for real estate really works (4 minute read)At its core, crowdfunding means pooling money together from a group of investors to make an investment. In this sense, crowdfunding has existed in real estate for centuries. The major difference between collective real estate investing of the past and crowdfunding for real estate today is the ability to transact online and the unparalleled access to deal flow by using the internet as the new distribution platform.

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Top FI/RE Reddit Posts

What's The Deal With I Bonds? An Explanation

Curious if anyone here starts their 30s with little net worth (less than $20K), and become wealthy (maybe $500K at least). How did you do it?

We bought a house when we weren’t financially ready. Now we’re paying the price.

Building an emergency savings account: consider a Roth IRA.

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