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Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor on Building the Ideal Life

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Jim Dahle is the founder of the White Coat Investor, a widely consumed personal finance and investing blog and podcast specifically designed for physicians and other high-income careers. What Jim created in 2011 as a simple blog has grown into a multi-media empire that now employs fifteen people and hosts content from a range of …

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The One Time to Be Average with Dave Rosen

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Dave Rosen is a climber and ophthalmologist in his final year of residency. And Dave grew up like so many of us: broadly exposed to the importance of money and taught a thing or two about saving, but investing was a foreign concept and his lack of knowledge was a source of shame. While Dave …

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EP 16: (Part 1) The Boring Guide to Successful Investing

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0000

This week on episode 16 I want to revisit a two-part series on the nuts and bolts of our very simple investing strategy. I wrote these posts early in the history of this website, back in late 2018. We felt an investing strategy needed to be simple and lasting, so you might be surprised to …

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Automation: The Dirty Little Secret to Spending Less

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 03 May 2021 13:47:00 +0000

Most strategies for spending less involve some degree of shaming or a fist-pounding and stoic stance of extreme willpower. But in absence of a complete mental overhaul, what other strategies do we have? The robots, of course. Welcome to the power of automation, our new best friend. We can rely on automation to “pay ourselves …

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The Long Approach to Being Scared of Investing

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:39:00 +0000

The long approach mentality is required to last as an investor. But first a story: Everybodddy…! Yeahhh-ahhh! Rock your bodddyyy! Yeahhh-ahhh! These were the lyrics absolutely shaking the walls of the Mercat de l’Olivar fish market in Palma, Mallorca as the mid-day closing time approached. The vendors were busy packing up product, mopping, and wiping …

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Expense Ratio & Fees: They’ll Hose You Big Time

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Fees and expense ratios are some of the most poorly understood and (unfortunately) most impactful elements to long-term investing success. While someone investing at all is ahead of the curve, we must be fully aware of the corrosive impacts of the expense ratio and other fees. This week we explain common sources of fees and …

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The Frugal Professor: Let’s Get Deep in the Weeds

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:48:00 +0000

Alrighty, folks. This week I’m pleased to bring you a low-down-and-dirty financial deep dive with climber, writer, father of five, and lover of personal finance: The Frugal Professor. In this interview, we hold our breath and plunge into complex issues surrounding actually spending all this money we save for periods of no traditional income, meanwhile …

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Your Questions Answered: Volume One

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000

This week I decided to dig through my emails and finish answering some questions. In this post we take another look at investing now vs later, the dynamics of financial independence without retiring early, housing and home ownership, more on day trading and investing apps, what the hell I do with my time, and much …

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The GameStop Saga: Hedge Funds, Reddit Investors, and Why They’re All Wrong

Mr. Clipping Chains — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Well, I wouldn’t normally post two posts in a week, much less two in two days! But by popular demand, I have a few words on this GameStop fiasco. What do you guys think I am, some kind of journalist?! I hate when news stories like this come out. These sorts of headlines give rise …

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The Wondrous And Fantastic Power Of Compound Growth

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:54:00 +0000

(And Why It Doesn’t Pay to Wait) It’s so easy to assume that saving, investing, and even considering a retirement is something to do later. Unfortunately, well…no. We don’t need board room salaries or country club memberships to consider a retirement. But we do need an ally. And who can we put on our side …

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