June 27, 2020

- I quit my job at the start of the pandemic to launch a company. Here’s what I’ve learned in the first 90 days. (The Profile)
- Robinhood increases guardrails on options trading in the wake of a customer suicide (CNBC); How does a 20-year old get access to funds to accumulate $730K of losses?
- Consumer Addiction and 5 Ways to Beat It (Physician on Fire); Ways to keep from spending on consumer goods.
- What’s dragging down your beloved VTSAX? (Freddy Midlap). Discusson of the financial and energy sectors effect on the index.
- How to turn your side hustle into passive income (Budgets are Sexy):
- When your Money makes more Money than you (Banker of Fire): As you move on in your FI journey, eventually you hit this point – and that is when you know you are getting close.
- Is the Stock Market going to Crash? (The retirement manifesto); Short answer – yes! The market goes up & down, sometimes violently. Prepare for it.
- Roth 401K vs 401K – which is better (of dollars and data); Good analysis. My vote is for the Roth 401K.
- How much will you lose if bond prices fall? (And what if they rise?) (Monevator); Interesting analysis. I’ve started to rethink my allocation in bonds, and this reinforces my thoughts.
- What I wish I knew (1500 days); common lament of folks who found the FIRE movement later in life – the time wasted!