Retirement investing is the process of setting aside money during your working years with the goal of generating income to support you during retirement. It's important to start saving for retirement as early as possible, because the earlier you start, the more time your money has to grow through compound interest.
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GP stakes in asset management firms offer exposure to private markets and are no longer just for the wealthy. Find out why it looks like a good year to invest.
One thing I’ve learned from 30 years of investing and DIY money management is that there is always another way — and often the other way is more “optimized” than the current way. I put optimized in qu...
Another year of retirement over, and what a year it’s been! 2025 started off with US president Donald Trump’s return to power, and by April he had started a full-blown trade war with every trading par...
Stocks and bonds aren't the only ways to invest your retirement "fun money."
Sue van der Linden and her women-led Bluestone Planning Group emphasizes planning discipline, risk management and education to help clients navigate markets and multigenerational decisions.
I’ve been aggressively buying the dip since March 2020, when I wrote How To Predict A Stock Market Bottom Like Nostradamus. My daughter was born four months earlier, and something inside me clicked, p...
YMYW friends, welcome to 2026. What actually mattered most to you in 2025? It turns out to be tax-free gains on investments, retirement timing, and claiming Social Security. Today on Your Money, Your ...
Performance chasing is when you invest your money into whatever has done best recently. Here's why that's not a good way to invest. The post Stop Chasing Performance! appeared first on The White Coat ...
An interview and debate with Dr. Tod Stilson about working on a 1099 vs. being a W-2 employee. It’s a friendly, engaging conversation with plenty of debate, and listeners on both sides of the issue wi...
If your house is too cluttered, it's probably time to do something about it. Decluttering will save you time; space; and, yes, money. The post Decluttering as a Financial Strategy appeared first on Th...
Their crystal balls might be cloudy, but that hasn't stopped several WCIers and analysts from making their financial predictions for 2026. The post Your Crystal Ball Predictions for 2026 appeared firs...
Every medical professional needs a hobby. And what you choose may have an outsized influence on your health and the state of your finances. The post Running for Exercise and Fishing for Calm: The Bene...
Personal finance comes with two manuals: a comprehensive manual and the one-page "quick-start guide." This is the quick-start guide. The post Physicians Quick-Start Guide to Personal Finance appeared ...
Jeremy Keil explains the 5 steps you can take if you are planning to retire in 2026 or 2027. If you’ve been planning to retire in 2026 or 2027, it might feel like you still have plenty of time. But in...
A few weeks ago, Michael Green published a post where he argued that the poverty line for a family of four in the U.S. wasn't $32,100 in annual income (as currently claimed by the Department of Health...
This post is follow-up to our post of December 22, 2024 and will again highlight the benefits of using the Actuaries Longevity Illustrator (ALI) to help you develop reasonable lifetime planning period...
Invest time and money now for an early warning system, to help prevent or mitigate serious conditions down the road and save time and money over your lifetime.
It looks like an “eggcellent” option for dividend investors... The post Is Cal-Maine’s 10% Yield About to Go Splat? appeared first on Wealthy Retirement.
With 2025 coming to an end, it’s time for my annual tradition of gathering my favorite investment writing of the year. I started this tradition in 2017, and have continued it ever since (2018, 2019, 2...
Steve spent more than two decades building video games, working with a team that felt more like family than coworkers. By all measures, he loved his work. But a heart attack in 2021 changed everything...
When it comes to money - especially real estate investing - it’s important to use your head, not your heart. The post My Keys to Real Estate Investing… and Where I’m Buying Next appeared first on Weal...
It makes sense for a lot of reasons... The post Why I’m Considering Investing Overseas appeared first on Wealthy Retirement.
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Bill Gates Having been retired for over 10 years now and taken 9 y...
Get insights for the best way to use your money. What are the pros and cons of paying off mortgage vs. investing? The post Should You Pay Off Mortgage or Invest? appeared first on Boldin.
People knock real estate for being slow and tedious. I get it. It’s not nearly as exciting as chasing big tech or the latest AI winner. But slow and steady might be exactly what the doctor order...
There are about half as many stocks trading in the U.S. today as there were in 1996 — 4,010 vs. 8,090. Fewer public companies means less of the economy is available to everyday investors. Passiv...
The worst investments I've ever owned all share one thing in common—I couldn't sell them.Whether we are talking fractional shares of expensive artwork or private investments in friends' companie...
After decades of saving/investing, it's hard to immediately switch to spending mode. Here's what worked for me over the last few years! Read more → The post Learning How to Spend Money (While Enj...
Answering listener questions about what to know before buying into a practice, how to think about what “net worth” really means, and the important basics on special needs trusts. The post ...
What can the Disney movie, Finding Nemo, teach us about how to effectively make our way through the world of finance? The post Just Keep Swimming appeared first on The White Coat Investor - Investing ...
I (M74) am really having a difficult time trying to decide how and who to handle our assets after my death. I have done most of our investing and financial management in the past. The majority is in b...
Why Doctors Are Looking Beyond Apartments Many physicians who discovered passive income through multifamily syndications over the last decade are ... Read more...
Here are 10 methods to help your child with their housing costs, along with the pros and cons of each and a ranking of all the options. The post How to Help Your Child Buy a Home appeared first on The...
Our goal was never to hit our financially independent number and then immediately retire. So, we decided to work for One More Year. The post One More Year Can Be Tough appeared first on The White Coat...
Most of my portfolio is invested in index funds. I hope that's not news to you. Here are 10 of the reasons why. The post 10 Reasons I Invest in Index Funds appeared first on The White Coat Investor - ...
A lot of people have strong opinions about paying off a mortgage early. Some argue it’s always the smartest move, others insist you should keep the loan and invest instead. The noise gets loud, ...
A separately managed account (SMA) is when you pay an investment manager to pick stocks for you. Is that really a good idea, though? The post Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs): Are They Worth Your Mo...
If you're choosing between working for a DSO or a dentist-owned practice, salary isn't the only factor. Stability and autonomy are vital, too The post Dentist Salaries in 2025: Comparing DSO vs. Denti...
Answering listener questions, where we break down the pros and cons of reinvesting dividends automatically vs. manually, explore how to balance the risk of relying on a pension and 457(b), and talk ab...
Why am I so intent on accumulating wealth, despite not having children? It's because of my scarcity mindset. Here's how I'm working on it. The post The Queer Scarcity Mindset appeared first on The Whi...
I am often told that doctors owe something to society, usually in exchange for the expense of their education. Here's my response to that. The post Doctors Don’t Owe Society Anything appeared fi...
From entrepreneurs to inventors, here's a list of some of the world's richest doctors and how they made their impressive nest eggs. The post The Richest Doctors (and How They Made Their Fortunes) appe...
Should your tax preparer also be giving you advice about how to live your tax life? In other words, do you actually need a tax strategist? The post Do You Need a ‘Tax Strategist?’ appeared...
Older people are full of wisdom. So, you should listen to them when they talk about their regrets and then try to avoid those mistakes. The post The 4 Biggest Regrets of the Elderly appeared first on ...
Can you rely on dividend-paying stocks for retirement income? You'd have to be extremely wealthy — and even then, the downsides could be considerable....
Dear Kristy, I just wanted to say that you have truly changed my life… Messages like this make my ears perk up. Despite having last heard from this particular reader about a decade ago, I remem...
Answering listener questions about the pros and cons of traditional vs. Roth contributions, merging finances when a spouse has no income but owns an IRA, and how to maximize annual contributions to a ...
Think of investing in terms of time, savings and risk. By carefully monitoring all three, you'll keep your retirement plans heading in the right direction....
The Stretch IRA used to be much more generous for those receiving an inherited IRA. Here's what a Stretch IRA is and how to plan for it. The post What Is a Stretch IRA? appeared first on The White Coa...
A trio of new books from notable (and notorious) authors offer fresh insights on retirement investing. The post Who you gonna trust: Barry Ritholtz or Jim Cramer? appeared first on MoneySense....