I’ve been writing here for a year and a half.
While I missed my initial goal of posting twice a week every week, I have published over 100 articles.
But upon reflection recently I found a problem.
How can I teach others to optimize their lives if I am not optimizing my own? Continue reading “Stepping Off the Path of Least Resistance”
Welcome to the last in a series of articles discussing how I choose to invest.
First, we explored the different investment accounts that I utilize. Then we went into the funds that I invest in.
Today we’ll be exploring the timing of my investments.
But first, we need to get into a debate on investment timing.
Way back in the glory days of October I started laying out a description of how I invest.
Previously, we looked at the different accounts that I use – the buckets that hold my investments. Now it’s time to look at the investments themselves.
What you’ll find is that I don’t follow the traditional advice here. I don’t think I’ve seen my strategy advocated by anyone anywhere. I’ve honestly been a bit hesitant to lay it out because it feels a bit odd coming from someone who is all about optimizing.
But here is where I will admit to, explain, and defend, my investing strategy.
I recently travelled out to Dallas for FinCon.
FinCon is an annual gathering of folks that write and podcast about money. It’s four days of panels, talks, workshops, networking, and parties.
It was a lot of fun. I met some Internet friends in real life for the first time and I made a bunch of new friends. I learned a lot of new things, talked to a lot of great people, and drank a lot of free drinks.
