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Vanguard Fair Value CAPE Chart

A lot of investment "analysis" is simply finding a reasonable and convincing way to explain present market prices. Whatever the price is, you can find a story to match. Working backwards like that means there usually isn't much useful nor … [Read the rest]

Chase You Invest Brokerage Transfer Bonus: Up to $725 Cash

Financial institutions increasingly want all of your money under one roof. Brokerage firms and robo-advisors are adding savings accounts and debit cards. Banks want to let you trade stocks. If you have built up some sizeable assets, you can make … [Read the rest]

Experian Boost Review: Improve Your Credit Score For Free By Adding Utility Payment History

If you're also guilty of watching more TV these days, you may have seen this strange TV commercial (embedded below) for a product called Experian Boost that promises to "boost your credit score instantly". Usually, good honest products don't need … [Read the rest]

Financial Independence Not As a Number, But Creating a Content Lifestyle

If you're reading this, then financial independence is probably a goal of yours. Yet, most people who accumulate a pile of money big enough to retire upon keep on working if they are able. Why? They may truly love their job and be willing to … [Read the rest]

Best Interest Rates on Cash – August 2020

Is it August? The days are all melding together in the MMB household. We've also reached the point where anything above 1% APY is worth a second look. Being willing to switch to bank or credit union CDs can still beat out Treasury bonds and/or … [Read the rest]

Free CFA Investment and Portfolio Management Books

The CFA Institute Research Foundation publishes some short finance ebooks on Amazon Kindle that qualify as continuing education credits for Chartered Financial Analysts (CFAs), a type of investment professional certification. The Finance Buff points … [Read the rest]

Online Shopping: Are You Being Tricked By These 15 Dark Patterns?

During these stressful times, many of us are doing a lot more shopping online (unfortunately for local retailers). The competition to get you to spend as much as possible has evolved to take full advantage of all of our psychological weaknesses. … [Read the rest]

Google Plus Class Action Settlement: Up to $12 Cash Payment

I received an email that Google settled a class action lawsuit claiming that the now-defunct Google+ social media service exposed your personal data in a harmful manner. You can submit a claim here, where you must attest to all of the … [Read the rest]

Kneading Dough Podcast: Athletes Talk Openly About Money

Another podcast that I discovered late is Kneading Dough, where famous athletes sit down and talk openly about their finances. Created by UNINTERRUPTED (founded by Lebron James and Maverick Carter) and sponsored by Chase, guests over the three … [Read the rest]

Marcus Bank AARP 0.10% APY Rate Boost, CD Special, Free AARP Membership

This is a multi-part deal, but you may already have some of these accounts. Marcus is the online banking arm of Goldman Sachs. AARP members are eligible for two member benefits at Marcus: 0.10% APY rate increase to the Online Savings rate … [Read the rest]

Internet Archive / Open Library: Borrow Hard-to-Find Books For 1 Hour

The Internet Archive (IA) is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge." They have a lot going on, from the Wayback machine that archives websites (including this one) to old video games to TV shows … [Read the rest]

The Case For Only Looking At Your Portfolio Balance Once A Year

There are many excellent insights within Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. A useful everyday tip is that you should accept that you have behavioral biases and that they don't go … [Read the rest]