If you enjoyed: The Best Free Investment Tracking Spreadsheet, you’re going to love this asset allocation spreadsheet add-on! This spreadsheet utilizes information from the investment tracker (and/or new entries) to provide
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The Best Free Investment Tracking Spreadsheet
Investing for your retirement is as complex as you make it. The process of buying, holding and re-balancing your portfolio may seem like a daunting prospect for many. For others,
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5 Self Directed IRA Investments You Didn’t Know Were Possible
You know you can invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs, while deferring tax, through a retirement account. But did you know that Self Directed IRA custodians provide a
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Why That Life Insurance Quote Might be Totally Bogus
You hear it on the radio all the time – the 40 year old male that could get a 20 year $500,000 term life insurance policy for only $30.62 per
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Signs Your Debt Is out of Control and How to Fix It
Some kinds of debt are normal, perhaps even necessary to maintain healthy finances. Cyclical debt such as a mortgage and line of credit that is paid in full each month
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The True Cost of Buying Overpriced Whole Life Insurance
Recently, I’ve been publishing guest posts in an effort to expand the range of topics covered by Valuist. Inviting qualified authors to lend their expertise also helps me attain the
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How to Refinance Your Student Loans and Why It’s Important
Valuist has been on a largely unplanned hiatus, due to the mostly planned pregnancy of my wife and upcoming birth of our daughter- A daunting and exciting experience, to say
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3 Ways to Merge Your Finances When you Get Married
When my wife and I were first married the prospect of combining our finances was daunting. Are we supposed to share all of our accounts and assets from now on?
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The True Cost of Buying a Car: 5 Common Costs and How to Cut Them Down
Just like the true cost of buying a home may be higher than you expected, the long-term cost of buying a car can be staggering. Here we look at the typical costs to finance,
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Poor, Cheap or Minimalist?
If you’re cheap, you have money but won’t spend it until you’re forced to. When you’re poor you simply can’t afford spending beyond your necessary living expenses. But as a Minimalist you have money but
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5 Unavoidable Obstacles Freelancers Face
It’s been a few months since my last article and I know all 5 of my regular readers are patiently awaiting an update. I transitioned to a new position, at a
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In Bad Company: How to Win a Protest
The following is a Guest Post by Strangers to Creation author and retired healthcare investigator, Kevin Nelson, who recently undertook (and won) an old-school protest… with signs and everything. The details
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The True Cost of Buying a Home
At some point in the life of all long-term renters the question of home ownership inevitably arises. But the true cost of buying a home is somewhat difficult to calculate.
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Why I Chose to Pay the Health Insurance Penalty and What it Really Costs
My experience buying health insurance in the United States has been frustrating. In 2014 I had two options: I could pay my portion of an employer-sponsored healthcare plan or shop around
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Does Money Buy Happiness?
Valuist was recently featured in an article over at The Pursuit of Happiness. I answered some interview questions on how I conceptualize happiness, in celebration of the International Day of Happiness,
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