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These are the ultimate guides on how to manage money.

Learn to put your money in the right places so it can grow as fast as possible. Decide the ideal way to balance your growth and risk.

You can trust my unbiased reviews because they are always based on data and facts.

Last but not least, get the latest money management hacks to adopt, and the newest money traps to avoid.

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Best Fidelity Mutual Funds for Every Stage of Your Life

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Fidelity offers over 10,000 mutual funds; this guide will help you find the best Fidelity mutual fund for you, whether you want to retire or build wealth. I'll share my best Fidelity mutual funds for retirees, young people, and those looking to avoid inflation and weather through the next recession. I'll also explain the difference between investing with Fidelity vs. Vanguard and how to pick between index funds vs. actively managed funds. …

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The Ultimate Rent vs Buy Calculator

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Use this rent vs. buy calculator to decide whether to buy or rent that place you call home. I have researched the web to find the perfect rent vs. buy calculator and found the most accurate one on Reddit. Of course! So I built this calculator to be interactive to decide when to rent and when to buy a house for your family. …

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The Better Than Dave Ramsey Retirement Calculator

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How much do I need to retire? When can I retire? Use my retirement calculator to find out! Most retirement calculators, from Dave Ramsey to Vanguard, ask for your retirement age and then tell you how much you'll have by then. But for the financially independent, we want to know when we can retire, not the other way around. So I created a different retirement calculator for us. This retirement calculator asks you how much you want to spend in retirement and tells you how much longer you'll have to work. …

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When Will the Dot.Com Bubble Burst? (2022 UPDATE)

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Tech is hot, and the stock market behaved like the dot.com bubble of 2000. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed our dependency on tech to new heights: for a while, we worked, ate, and entertained remotely, segregated at homes. More tech companies are planning IPOs than ever, making founders and employees into millionaires overnight, until everything crashed. Are we in another Dot.com bubble already? When will this stock bubble finish bursting? And more importantly, how can we protect ourselves? Read on to learn about the Dot.com bubble and my prediction of how long THIS bubble last. …

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How Much House Can I Afford for FI/RE?

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Today, I will share my step-by-step method to answer how much house can I afford. This is part 2 of the FatFire House series. Read part 1 here. Whether you’re a renter today, a homeowner, or a retiree, this guide will help you decide whether to move or stay.  We'll first understand the myths and lies, then learn how to use your net worth goal to calculate how much house can I afford. …

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Stocks vs Real Estate: Never Buy a House as Investment

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Today, I’m going to use data to explain when to buy stocks vs real estate as a way to build wealth. I’ll share the most comprehensive data ever on historical returns of stocks vs. real estate. Lastly, I'll break down the exact real estate returns in the past 10 years. I'll also share the returns from the hottest housing markets, including the Bay Area, to show you why the S&P 500 stocks still beat them all. …

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Best Stocks to Invest in Long Term: 20% of My Portfolio

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What are the best stocks to hold in long term? I use 20% of my net worth to bet on stocks, and I typically invest in the long term. And I'll explain in this guide why I still stock pick and precisely which stocks are currently in my portfolio for long-term growth. Read on to understand why I stock pick and what are the top 8 stocks. …

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Average Net Worth by Age Calculator

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Am I rich? You can find out using my net worth percentile calculator to see if you have above average net worth by age. I'll also show you the data on what is the average American net worth and why you should only look at average net worth by age. We'll also look at whether millionaires are still considered rich today and how much wealth you need to be in the top 1 percent. …

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401K Contribution: Why You Should Max Out Your 401K

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This is the first of a two-part guide to tell you everything you need to know about the 401K contribution and 401K scams. In this guide, I'll cover what is a 401K plan, 401K contribution limits, IRA vs 401K, and exactly why you should max out your 401K contribution. In the next guide, I'll cover why there are also many 401K scams you need to avoid. …

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