Finance

The Long Bet
Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays. Today, I’m doing a short detour from my Let’s Gamble posts. In my previous posts, I’ve talked about The Philosophy and Index Funds and how as a Boglehead I believe that is the best way to invest. You may also recall that I mentioned “The Long Bet” between Warren Buffett and a Hedge Fund. Where is that now? Let’s talk about Warren Buffett’s Long Bet. What is the “The Long […]

Warren Buffett’s Long Bet #illumedati

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Pocket Aces 5
Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays and I was all set to continue my “Let’s Gamble” segment in regards to Cryptocurrency. However, I ran into some problems, and so I’ll take some time here to discuss them today in my post “No Bitcoin for Hawaii”. Edit: For those who are more interested in “How To Buy Bitcoin in Hawaii”, I wrote a follow-up post. The TL;DR is that the two ways to get bitcoin from Hawaii are using […]

No Bitcoin for Hawaii #illumedati

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Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) 4
Hey everyone, we’re going to continue with this Finance Fridays which is outside “The Philosophy“. We’ve talked about Taxable Accounts, Tax Efficiency, and Dividend Stocks. So as promised, I’m going to talk a little about Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) today. What is Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin)? First things first, Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin aren’t the same thing, although people tend to use them interchangeably sometimes. Bitcoin is the “first” and “prototypical” cryptocurrency, but not the only one. I choose my title […]

Introduction to Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) #illumedati

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Dividend Stocks 1
Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. This new series about things “outside the norm” of The Philosophy continues. Since we’ve talked about Taxable Accounts and Being Tax Efficient, it’s now time to start talking about What are Dividend Stocks? What are “Dividend Stocks”? In general, Dividend Stocks are stocks held in companies which are considered financially stable and mature. This usually means they are “large cap”, a market capitalization of more than $10 billion. These stocks […]

What are Dividend Stocks? #illumedati

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Taxable Accounts 4
Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. Just like I promised I’m going to kick off my new Finance Fridays series talking about Taxable Accounts. Why has it taken you so long to discuss this? It was all on purpose actually. I wanted to make sure before you went down this road, that everyone had already prioritized the other things on The Checklist. While it may seem amazing to some, there are still those who do […]

Taxable Accounts #illumedati

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