What’s in My Dead Box, And How To Build Your Own
July 14, 2026
I also keep a letter in my dead box. Partially heartfelt, mostly logistical with lots of instructions like where to find keys, entry codes, access
New Year 2026 Sale! July Sale! I also keep a letter in my dead box. Partially heartfelt, mostly logistical with lots of instructions like where to find keys, entry codes, access
One of the questions I get most often is “Should I invest in the S&P 500 or in a target date index fund?”First, let’s understand
If you get a job that offers a 401k (or 403b, 457, or TSP) you’ll have an opportunity to sign up. During that sign up
Trump accounts are brand new. They just launched on July 4th, 2026. I opened one this week and wanted to share what I found. I’ll
Remember retirement isn’t an age. It’s an amount of money. Once your investments have grown to 25 times your annual spending, you are financially independent
I was inspired to make this post when I was thinking about those little “investment amount” sliders that you often see as part of the
If you have any debt, other than your mortgage, I think you should put 100% focus on paying it off before you start investing. I
Sometimes I feel bad when a young, hopeful new investor comes to me as though I’m a guru sitting atop a Himalayan mountain and they’ve
The most valuable 10 minutes of your life might be the 10 minutes where you set up an auto-investment into your Roth IRA. That one
The term “financial advisor” makes a lot of people squirm. And for good reason. Most charge in really deceptive ways, like earning a commission based
I also keep a letter in my dead box. Partially heartfelt, mostly logistical with lots of instructions like where to find keys, entry codes, access
One of the questions I get most often is “Should I invest in the S&P 500 or in a target date index fund?”First, let’s understand
If you get a job that offers a 401k (or 403b, 457, or TSP) you’ll have an opportunity to sign up. During that sign up
Trump accounts are brand new. They just launched on July 4th, 2026. I opened one this week and wanted to share what I found. I’ll
Remember retirement isn’t an age. It’s an amount of money. Once your investments have grown to 25 times your annual spending, you are financially independent
I was inspired to make this post when I was thinking about those little “investment amount” sliders that you often see as part of the
If you have any debt, other than your mortgage, I think you should put 100% focus on paying it off before you start investing. I
Sometimes I feel bad when a young, hopeful new investor comes to me as though I’m a guru sitting atop a Himalayan mountain and they’ve
The most valuable 10 minutes of your life might be the 10 minutes where you set up an auto-investment into your Roth IRA. That one
The term “financial advisor” makes a lot of people squirm. And for good reason. Most charge in really deceptive ways, like earning a commission based
