Are Target-Date Mutual Funds Right for You?

(Want to meet me in person and attend my live lectures? Please join me next week at the White Coat Investor’s Financial Literacy and Wellness Conference, February 5-8, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. I will be giving two lectures at this amazing conference where I have spoken multiple times in the past. One lecture on Regaining the … Read more

Are Goldbacks a Good Way to Buy Gold?

(Want to meet me in person and attend my live lectures? Please join me at the White Coat Investor’s Financial Literacy and Wellness Conference, February 5-8, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. I will be giving two lectures at this amazing conference where I have been a speaker multiple times in the past. If you have some of … Read more

Yes, You Should Pay Off That 3% Home Mortgage

I frequently hear people debating whether to pay off a home mortgage, which usually has a relatively low interest rate, or invest the money. Often the misguided answers to this question stem from only looking at the interest rate for the decision, as if it were the only valid variable. The following are the mistaken … Read more

The High Price of Procrastination

An important aspect of productivity is the concept “Do It Now.” When one concludes that a particular thing should be done, the most cost-effective way to get it done is to do it now. But we often do not follow this ideal. Instead we procrastinate until not doing it becomes more painful than doing it.  … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 5-1-23

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include fixing your job when you don’t like it, ten harsh money lessons you didn’t learn in school, beginner investing tips for success and … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 3-13-23

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include how much money does it take to live in New York, a check list for those retiring soon, why margin of error might … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 3-6-23

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include how making small improvements lead to big gains, don’t fall prey to the insurance companies, advice from those who lived to be a … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 2-20-23

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include tips on getting the right job the first time, twenty-one powerful experiments to simplify your life, why now is the best time to … Read more