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Is it too late for me to start investing?
January 21, 2021
I turned 40 a few months ago. And sometimes I have people who are 27 ask me if it’s too late to get started investing.
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I turned 40 a few months ago. And sometimes I have people who are 27 ask me if it’s too late to get started investing.
I’ve had a lot of new investors ask, “what if I invest and I lose it all?”. And the answer is, if you’re buying and
This is me in January 2016 buying my first new car ever. In fact, it was the first car I ever owned that was built
Believe it or not, this 3×5 table with some emoji checkmarks is a slight simplification of the US tax code. But I think it hits
I really don’t like to idealize credit cards. Points and cash back are a game set up by the credit card companies to subconsciously encourage
This is a screenshot from my actual Fidelity account showing the performance of my investments in 2020. I made zero trades last year (other than
Here’s a little secret about insurance: Insurance companies make a profit on the insurance they sell you. Do you know how I know that? Because
I know 2020 has been a pretty rough year but hopefully we can all find some silver linings to feel good about. For me, the
A mentality I see among a lot of new investors is conflating what just recently did well with what they expect to do well in
I don’t talk much about politics on this page, but a couple times I’ve dipped my toe in (i.e. to debunk the “your 401ks will
I turned 40 a few months ago. And sometimes I have people who are 27 ask me if it’s too late to get started investing.
I’ve had a lot of new investors ask, “what if I invest and I lose it all?”. And the answer is, if you’re buying and
This is me in January 2016 buying my first new car ever. In fact, it was the first car I ever owned that was built
Believe it or not, this 3×5 table with some emoji checkmarks is a slight simplification of the US tax code. But I think it hits
I really don’t like to idealize credit cards. Points and cash back are a game set up by the credit card companies to subconsciously encourage
This is a screenshot from my actual Fidelity account showing the performance of my investments in 2020. I made zero trades last year (other than
Here’s a little secret about insurance: Insurance companies make a profit on the insurance they sell you. Do you know how I know that? Because
I know 2020 has been a pretty rough year but hopefully we can all find some silver linings to feel good about. For me, the
A mentality I see among a lot of new investors is conflating what just recently did well with what they expect to do well in
I don’t talk much about politics on this page, but a couple times I’ve dipped my toe in (i.e. to debunk the “your 401ks will
