investing Happy new year 2024. And all the value comes in the tail Happy new year 2024!! Turns out, I only end up writing on this blog once a year which happens to be at the turn of each given year. Even though I tell myself
investing Happy new year 2023!! Here's a few notes I came across this week. Without a doubt equity markets were quite horrendous in 2022. Without bragging I can say I was right on inflation but I forgot to
philosophy Secret for success to be free and wealthy In this post we will review one of the key essence of this blog: How do I become free and wealthy? How to escape the rat race? Turns out, there is a simple
lendingclub LendingClub DD update It has been a while ride. Lending Club is up 65% in the last month and back down to the 13-14$ range. The previous LendingClub DD was about 1 month ago. As a
stock investing Lending Club DD Lending club is an unloved and attractive stock for a re-opening play with a great growth story and big vision. I belive it is nice long term play. On this blog, I typically
investing A look back at the 2020 downturn Now that 2020 is over, my guess is in 5 years everyone will look back at 2020 and realize how irrational the markets were. It is always in those time of panic that
Understanding asymmetric returns One of the most powerful concept in investing is assymetrical returns. This means, if you bet 1$ but you have a chance of winning 10$ or losing your bet. If the odds are
housing Reasons to refinancing your mortgage In this post, I will show you where you can save money on one of your biggest expense: Housing. I will show you have to save up to 3000$ when doing a mortgage
stock investing Investing in Transportation I have been trying to think about the impact of transportation in our lives and how technology can change it. In this article, I will explain which stock (securities) to buy to profit
wealth Secrets to building wealth Do you want to build real long lasting wealth? What are the secrets for building wealth? People have consistently done it, without only being lucky, in the last few decades. This post will
stock investing Recession history lesson Recessions will happen. It's just the nature of financial markets. Understanding them is key and understanding your emotions will allow to get through them. You should be rooting for asset prices to get
stock investing Warren Buffet investment checklist Warren Buffet's investment checklist. Baseball analogy to investing. Waiting for fat pitches.
investing Time IN the market beats timINg the market Don't try to time the market. Time IN the market is better than timing the market.
philosophy BFAW Philosophy Welcome to www.befreeandwealthy.com. Thanks for reading this. I wrote this post to outline what kind of ideas, philosophy and topic this website covers. What kind of FIRE? You've probably heard about
interest Nobody has your best interest but you This is a fact of life. Nobody has your best interest but you. Forget about all the "crap" you have been learning since you can remember. For instance, our society and
best blogs Best blog posts Blogs are great way to learn about different thinkers and doers. It's definitely less commitment to writing a book and you might not get access to these people for a face to face
book Book section Books are what nourish your mind. If you want big muscles, you need to lift heavy weights. If you want a deep mind, you need to read. Here are the key books that
stoicism Stoicism I was thinking about a 2nd speech for Toastmaster and I decided to talk about Stocism. In my darkest days, when it seemed everything in my life was going wrong. I was going
ethereum Beginner's guide to Ethereum This is a repost from the site www.ethmonthly.com As our first article for EthMonthly, why not start with a collection of beginner's guide to Ethereum. The goal of this post is
video Prof. Galloway (NYU) about breaking up big tech companies (Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon) Enjoy your weekend with this talk: http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-apple-facebook-google-should-be-broken-up-scott-galloway-2017-11
fintech Top 250 Fintech startups A few fintech startups will probably define how we use financial products 10years from now. Here's a list of the latest top 250 startups. Which one do you think will make the biggest
realestate How to calculate debt to income ratio for rental income In this post you will learn : How bank calculate your income to debt ratio. How to calculate your debt to income ratio. What is my debt to income ratio with investment property. Only
skate lessons Skateboarding My first passion was skateboarding. It started when I was around 13years old and kept with me until I was around 17. I was very passionate about it and just like you're first
happiness Happiness and Buddhism I came across this great interview with Naval Ravikant . For those who don't know him, he's the founder of AngelList, one of the key companies in Silicon Valley in the last 5 years.