In my prior post about Portfolio Types, I discussed some popular “lazy portfolios”. However, a few of the portfolios used TIPS and REITs. I wanted to take the time to explain what those are today. Should be a short post today. What is a TIPS? TIPS is an acronym which stands for: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Essentially, they occupy the same risk class as bonds, but with a few advantages and disadvantages. The major difference is […]
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Whatever Wednesdays – Pokémon Go Edition ***Slight update 7-13-2016 @ ~ 6:30 PST (fixed a few links, added a little more information) Pokémon Go was released on July 6th, 2016 and has generated a lot of media coverage: ‘Pokémon Go’ Craze Raises Safety Issues – Wall Street Journal Psychology Experts Explain Why ‘Pokemon Go’ Is So Addictive – Time The top five most outlandish stories about Pokémon Go … so far – The Guardian One thing […]
Pokèmon Go #pokemongo
So, in my previous post The Track, I talked about “The Track” of medicine. I mentioned someone I knew who had “fallen off The Track” who despite his best efforts, had never really recovered. Also, if you read my prior post Caribbean Medical Schools or my About page, that I had also fallen off “The Track”. So now let’s break down what happens when you fall off the track (at least in my opinion): I think […]
Falling off the Track
Hi guys, today will be a short post about Portfolio Types. Today I’m going to focus on “Lazy Portfolios” which are popularized by Bogleheads. I am pretty much cutting and pasting this from the Bogleheads wiki, but I will clean up this post to make it look better later, with my commentary. Today is school field trip day with my daughter so I just wanted to get this posted before I take her to the […]
Portfolio Types
My prior posts were about Buying a House and Closing Costs. Also, there was one about awhile back about The House Buying Itch – Medical Student Edition. There was a comment from Fred that says: “So, let’s say that you came across this blog a little too late. You are a first year attending (entering second year) and bought a house and you realize the position you are in isn’t right for you. How do you […]
Selling a House
Happy 4th of July everyone! Please be safe if you’re going to set off some fireworks today. Also, don’t drink and drive. Normal posts will resume starting Wednesday, July 6th. -Sensei