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Year in review 2017: Your top 10 favorite posts

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It’s not all about me. While I wrote about my favorite posts for this year, I’m much more interested in your favorites. So I fired up my Google Analytics, that imperfect measure of interest, and looked up what were the … Read More … Read More

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Year in review 2017: My top 10 favorite posts

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Well here we are, on the cusp of the end of a huge year. Every year seems to be both over in a flash and incredibly long, and this year was no different. But on balance, this year was pretty … Read More … Read More

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Here are some other style boxes I missed

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Well, shoot. In my research for the post on style boxes, I noticed something I had never quite noticed before: there are other style boxes other than the one for mutual funds. Awkward. So let’s talk about the style boxes … Read More … Read More

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What does that 3×3 investing square mean?

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If you’ve played around with investment websites at all, and ever looked up mutual funds at all, you’ve no doubt noticed a little 3×3 square. For example, on the Vanguard page for its Total Stock Market Index Fund, you see … Read More … Read More

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The HSA “testing period”: The Sophie’s Choice of health care costs

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Last time, I talked about the maximum contribution you can make to a Health Savings Account (HSA) each year. Contribute any more, and you pay a steep penalty. We don’t want to do that, but we do want to contribute … Read More … Read More

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How much can you contribute to an HSA?

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I have a pretty uninspiring health care plan. I guess you don’t appreciate what you have until you no longer have it. My previous job had excellent health care. Both medical and dental were top notch and cost next to nothing. I … Read More … Read More

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5 things about money that are strange when you start to think about them

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I typically think about money in terms of what it can do for people, but sometimes, I think about money itself, in the abstract. Kind of like this guy: Watch this video on YouTube Okay, actually not at all like … Read More … Read More

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How to know when it’s time to get conservative about investing for retirement

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The conventional wisdom when it comes to investing for retirement, is that you to start out with more risky/lucrative investments when you’re young and can afford to take more risks, and then over time move into more conservative prospects, towards … Read More … Read More

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Remember who you’re doing it for

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We talk so much about getting on track with your finances, making progress, breaking old behaviors and forming new patterns. We know why we’re doing it, usually. For me, I believe we’re doing all this so that we can feel … Read More … Read More

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Getting rid of PMI (part 5): The moment of truth?

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Part of a series: Getting rid of PMI (part 1): The P stands for “parasite” Getting rid of PMI (part 2): The M stands for “misdirection” Getting rid of PMI (part 3): The I stands for “I already told you” … Read More … Read More

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